The Bafana Bafana of South Africa will be playing Ghana in an international friendly ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Morocco.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that Bafana Bafana will wrap up their preparations for the 2026 AFCON with a final game against the senior national team of Ghana in South Africa.
According to the statement on the SAFA website, Hugo Broos’ charges will host the West African nation in Gauteng on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at a venue that will be announced in the coming days.
The match is crucial for South Africa as they aim to clinch the 2025 AFCON title in Morocco, having won bronze at the last edition of the continental showpiece.
South Africa will then depart for Morocco on the following day ahead of their participation in the AFCON tournament to be held in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to January 2026. 
However, Ghana failed to secure a qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations after a disastrous campaign during the qualifiers where they finished at the bottom of Group F with teams like Sudan, Angola, and Niger.
The Black Stars are now focusing on the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled to commence in March 2026 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup for which Ghana has been drawn in Group L alongside England, Croatia, and Panama.
South Africa are in Group B in the AFCON, and they will face Egypt, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
The Bafana Bafana will play their first match of the continental tournament against Angola on 22 December 2025.
By: Gideon Kofi Nyamekye
