South Africa vs Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations · Jan 4, 2026 · 19:00

Final score: South Africa 1–2 Cameroon

Standings

• South Africa: #2 · 6 Pts · 3 P (2W 0D 1L)
• Cameroon: #2 · 7 Pts · 3 P (2W 1D 0L)

Recent form

South Africa

• W Dec 29, 2025: Zimbabwe 2–3 South Africa
• L Dec 26, 2025: Egypt 1–0 South Africa
• W Dec 22, 2025: South Africa 2–1 Angola
• W Oct 14, 2025: South Africa 3–0 Rwanda
• D Oct 10, 2025: Zimbabwe 0–0 South Africa

Cameroon

• W Dec 31, 2025: Mozambique 1–2 Cameroon
• D Dec 28, 2025: Ivory Coast 1–1 Cameroon
• W Dec 24, 2025: Cameroon 1–0 Gabon
• L Nov 13, 2025: Cameroon 0–1 Congo DR
• D Oct 13, 2025: Cameroon 0–0 Angola

Head-to-head

• 2026-01-04T19:00:00+00:00: South Africa 1–2 Cameroon

Match events

• 2' Card Yellow Card — Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon)
• 21' subst Substitution 1 — D. Yongwa (Cameroon) (assists: M. Nagida)
• 32' Card Yellow Card — Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa)
• 34' Goal Normal Goal — J. Tchamadeu (Cameroon) (assists: S. Kotto)
• 47' Goal Normal Goal — C. Kofane (Cameroon) (assists: M. Nagida)
• 59' Card Yellow Card — Nkosinathi Sibisi (South Africa)
• 63' subst Substitution 1 — S. Kabini (South Africa) (assists: A. Modiba)
• 63' subst Substitution 2 — O. Appollis (South Africa) (assists: E. Makgopa)
• 65' Card Yellow Card — Aubrey Modiba (South Africa)
• 72' Card Yellow Card — Teboho Mokoena (South Africa)
• 75' subst Substitution 3 — R. Mofokeng (South Africa) (assists: S. Mbule)
• 79' subst Substitution 2 — (Cameroon) (assists: C. Wooh)
• 79' subst Substitution 3 — D. Namaso (Cameroon) (assists: O. Kemen)
• 83' Card Yellow Card — Lyle Foster (South Africa)
• 83' subst Substitution 4 — N. Sibisi (South Africa) (assists: T. Moremi)
• 87' Card Yellow Card — Carlos Baleba (Cameroon)
• 88' Goal Normal Goal — E. Makgopa (South Africa) (assists: A. Modiba)
• 90' subst Substitution 4 — C. Kofane (Cameroon) (assists: P. Soko)
• 90' subst Substitution 5 — C. Baleba (Cameroon) (assists: F. Boyomo)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 4 — 4
• Shots off Goal: 8 — 4
• Total Shots: 18 — 10
• Blocked Shots: 6 — 2
• Shots insidebox: 12 — 6
• Shots outsidebox: 6 — 4
• Fouls: 14 — 13
• Corner Kicks: 6 — 3
• Offsides: 3 — 0
• Ball Possession: 66% — 34%
• Yellow Cards: 5 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 2 — 3
• Total passes: 515 — 263
• Passes accurate: 442 — 192
• Passes %: 86% — 73%
• expected_goals: – — –
• goals_prevented: – — –