Oswin Appollis, South Africa’s talisman is poised to charge his side up against Angola in a much anticipated cagey encounter.
At the Stade de Marrakech in Morocco, the 42,000 stadium capacity has been scheduled to host a 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) title contender, South Africa against Angola in a much stunning fashion.
Match Preview:
Two wins, two draws has been the results chalked by the Bafana Bafana against Angola in the African Cup of Nations – these results further suggest that, the Zulu’s have averted any form of defeat against Angola in their AFCON history.
Today, an encounter fueled by the spirits of one side wanting to retain their supremacy as against another side seeking to break the bondages of loosing or not clutching all three points against an opposition.
The question now pops in, which side of the history coin will stand tall at the end of this much anticipated game?
Statistics surrounding this Group B game are very overwhelming and interesting, did you know, The Bafana Bafana’s remain the only side that had recorded the most shots on targets in the qualifying 2025 AFCON series.
Plus, the Zulu’s have avoided any form of defeat in all their eleven international games – winning five and splitting points in six games. However, South Africa’s attack have been on fire; in their last five games, South Africa have recorded eight goals whiles conceding only two which further indicates the effectiveness of their defensive structure.
Angola on the hand have lost one, won two and drawn two, scored nine and conceded seven goals in their last five recent games which only highlights the ineffectiveness of their defensive shape.
Interestingly, both teams possess some brilliant goal scorers who have the potentials of hurting in other opposition in any given time. South Africa in as much as they have in their ranks, the likes of Llye Foster, Nkota, Mbule and Mofokeng, one guy to look out for is Oswin Appollis – he provided two goals and four assists culminating to six goal-involvements in the AFCON qualifying campaign.
Gelson Dala, a known prolific goal poacher for the Palancas Negras contributed four goals and an assist in the 2023 AFCON tournament, making him the player with the most goal contributor in the previous tournament.
Predictions For The Game
South Africa are seeking to lift up the 2025 African Cup of Nations trophy at the end of the competition hence, would fancy themselves securing a convincing win against Angola in order to boost their confidence for the rest of the games.
Taking into account the recent encounters both teams have featured in and the history both sides have had in their previous meeting, I’m sticking my head out for a comfortable win for South Africa – scoring more than two goals.
