7 August 2025 – South Africa get their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign underway in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday afternoon when they face Algeria in a match that coach Molefi Ntseki hopes will set the tone for the rest of the tournament.
The Algerians have already played a match in this tournament after comfortably beating hosts Uganda 3-0 on Monday and the Group C leaders will be looking to maintain their momentum in their second outing of the competition. The South African technical team ensured that they travelled to the stadium to run the rule over the North Africans on Monday and have some idea on what to expect tomorrow.
While Algeria have already had a taste of playing in this event and South Africans, on the other hand, have the element of the unknown about them, Ntseki does not believe that either team has an advantage going into the highly anticipated match.
“We are talking about an Algeria that comes from the northern part of Africa. They have got their own style, their own culture, and their own way of playing, which might be different from (Group C rivals) Uganda, Guinea and Niger,” he said.
“In our preparations, like I said, we did our technical prioritization, looking into our opponents, looking into their strengths and their weaknesses. I think they have done the same, and they will be doing the same, as much as we are playing our first game tomorrow. I think they have done their homework, because they saw us play in the qualifiers against Egypt, home and away, and against Malawi, home and away.”
Captain Neo Maema said the players are determined to open their account in the tournament on a positive note and fly the South African flag high.
“For us as players, it is mainly about enjoying the tournament first because football is entertainment and making sure that we give the supporters a great show. Also, it is a tournament at the end of the day, and we have to prepare accordingly and play tournament football,” he said.
The CHAN tournament is being held in East Africa in three countries – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – between 2-30 August 2025.
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