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South Africa and Comoros face off at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday for their semi-final encounter in the 2025 COSAFA Cup. Ranked 56th in the world, Bafana Bafana won Group A with four points in three games. Zimbabwe and Mozambique also accrued an identical number of points, but finished behind them by virtue of inferior goal difference.
Interestingly, the hosts began their campaign with a 1-0 loss to Mozambique as Antonio Sumbane's 73rd-minute strike was enough to down them. But they recovered to beat Zimbabwe 2-0 on matchday two, as goals from Kabelo Dlamini and Ime Okon earned them all three points.
Against Mauritius, South Africa were held to a goalless stalemate but still managed to seal their place in the semi-finals of the competition. The five-time COSAFA Cup champions are now just two games away from winning the crown on home turf.
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On the other hand, Comoros won Group D after collecting four points from two games. They beat Zambia in their first group match courtesy of a 31st-minute strike from Ibrahim Madi before playing out a 0-0 draw with Botswana.
Ranked 105th in the world, Les Coelacantes are into the semi-finals of the competition for the second edition in a row, having finished in fourth place last year. However, they are looking to go one better this time around.
South Africa vs Comoros Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Interestingly, this will be the first official encounter between South Africa and the Comoros.
- Since their 2-1 loss to Angola in last year's COSAFA Cup semi-finals, Comoros have lost only twice more in their next 12 games: 3-0 vs Mali and 4-2 vs Kosovo (both in 2025).
- The team known as Bafana Bafana are ranked 56th in the world, while the Comoros are 49 places adrift of them.
South Africa vs Comoros Prediction
The COSAFA Cup hosts have the home advantage here and have looked solid defensively in the competition. The Comoros will look to upset their plans here, but South Africa should be able to see them off narrowly.
Prediction: South Africa 2-1 Comoros
South Africa vs Comoros Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: South Africa to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes
