BAFANA Bafana’s game plan against Cameroon is expected to revolve around retaining possession, dictating tempo and forcing Cameroon to chase the ball. Bafana Bafana face their sternest test of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations when they meet Cameroon in Sunday’s round-of-16 clash at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat at 9pm. It is a fixture that pits South Africa’s ball-playing identity against the raw physicality and tournament know-how of the five-time African champions, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
Bafana progressed as Group B runners-up, edging Angola and Zimbabwe 2–1 and narrowly losing 1–0 to Egypt. Hugo Broos’ men were not free-flowing, but they were efficient, resilient and comfortable winning tight matches. That profile presents a different challenge to anything Cameroon have faced so far in Morocco. Cameroon rely on athleticism, aerial dominance and power across the pitch — areas where South Africa may also struggle to match them directly.
