South Africa vs Cameroon prediction 04.01.2026 | AFCON

South African continue their bid for AFCON glory after a strong performance in the group phase. The Bafana Bafana finished second in Group B, picking up two wins against Angola (2:1) and Zimbabwe (3:2) while losing 1:0 against Egypt. 

With a second World Cup finals appearance to look forward to this summer, Hugo Broos´s side have plenty of confidence and form. South Africa won four of their last five games, while they have lost just one of 12 matches played since June.

Entertaining outcomes have been relatively frequent in recent fixtures. Three of South Africa´s last four matches finished with BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored, including their thrilling win against Zimbabwe earlier this week. 

Head coach Broos could make one or two changes to his first XI on Sunday. Sphephelo "Yaya" Sithole could drop out after he was withdrawn after just 45 minutes of Monday´s narrow win against Zimbabwe. 

Cameroon come into Sunday’s AFCON round-of-16 tie after a narrow 2:1 win over Mozambique sealed their place in the knockout phase. Despite falling behind in the first half, they showed composure to turn the game around and finish second in Group F. David Pagou’s side opened their campaign with a 1:0 victory against Gabon before playing out a 1:1 draw with Ivory Coast.

Cameroon have not been at their best this year, failing to win five of their nine most recent international fixtures, including a World Cup playoff defeat against DR Congo ensured their non-participation in next summer´s finals.

Head coach Pagou has one or two injury issues to deal with this weekend. Captain Nouhou Tolo faces a late fitness test.