Match summary
South Africa beat Guinea 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.
South Africa vs GuineaResult, Lineups & H2H
Orlando Stadium
South Africa vs Guinea in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
South Africa1W 2D 2L
South AfricaGuinea
5Pointsof 155
2Goals scored5
4Goals conceded5
2Clean sheets1
1Without a win4
1Conceded in a row4
Head to head2 meetings · Mar 2022 – Aug 2025
- South Africa wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Guinea wins
- 0
1.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
South AfricaGuinea
- 85'Substitution · Guinea · Ousmane Camara · InOut: Seydouba Cissé
- Substitution · South Africa · Bathusi Aubaas · InOut: Relebohile Mofokeng82'
- Substitution · South Africa · Thapelo Morena · InOut: Oswin Appollis82'
- Substitution · South Africa · Luther Singh · InOut: Thapelo Maseko82'
- Goal · South Africa · Samukele Kabini2-177'
- 75'Substitution · Guinea · Aguibou Camara · InOut: Abdoul Karim Traoré
- 69'Goal · Guinea · Seydouba Cissé1-1
- Substitution · South Africa · Yanela Mbuthuma · InOut: Iqraam Rayners68'
- Yellow Card · South Africa · Thapelo Maseko67'
- 63'Substitution · Guinea · Ibrahim Diakité · InOut: Ibrahima Fofana
- 63'Substitution · Guinea · Lamine Diaby-Fadiga · InOut: Ilaix Moriba
- Substitution · South Africa · Samukele Kabini · InOut: Aubrey Modiba57'
- 46'Substitution · Guinea · Ousmane Diabate · InOut: Lass Kourouma
- Yellow Card · South Africa · Ime Okon44'
- 40'Yellow Card · Guinea · Serhou Guirassy
- Goal · South Africa · Ime Okon1-030'
Match Statistics
Match stats
South AfricaGuinea
56%Ball Possession44%
22Shots Total11
5Shots On Target2
5Corners4
18Fouls17
2Yellow Cards1
1Offsides1
1Saves3
432Passes341
7Shots Off Target5
70Attacks67
36Dangerous Attacks27
15Shots Inside Box5
7Shots Outside Box6
2Goals1
17Free Kicks18
10Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
14Tackles11
2Assists0
378Accurate Passes290
2Injuries0
15Total Crosses10
6Accurate Crosses1
10Interceptions6
37Duels Won43
3Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-3-3
Manager: Paulo Rebelo Duarte
Starting XI
-
SS
Soumaïla Sylla6.5
-
LK
Lass Kourouma6.5
Substitutes
-
MK
Mory Keita-
OD
Ousmane Diabate6.5
-
MC
Mohamed CamaraPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ime Okon DF | 7.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 50 | - | 3/5 |
| 7.1 | 22' | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 9 | - | 1/2 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 58 | 1 | 2/7 | |
| 7.0 | 33' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 14 | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 54 | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 7.0 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 27 | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 6.9 | 57' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 24 | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.8 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38 | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9 | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.6 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 30 | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29 | 6 | 9/20 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 60 | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.4 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17 | - | 6/13 |
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