South Africa and Egypt have clashed 14 times in total, with Egypt dominating at 7 wins, South Africa at 4, and 3 draws. The recent 3-1 win by Bafana Bafana in the CHAN qualifier on March 9, 2025, marks their second victory over Egypt in the last 20 matches, the other being a 1-0 friendly in 2016. Egypt’s biggest triumph was the 2-0 win in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations final.