Ghana vs South Africa Betting Predictions

The pick of Thursday's matches in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers is Ghana vs. South Africa. The Black Stars will host Bafana Bafana in their first game of Group C's first-round matches, and the stadium duel promises to be a tension-filled affair. That's because just prior to the Ghana-South Africa match (and simultaneous with another Group C contest), Sudan kicked off the qualifiers with a convincing win against first-time qualifiers Sao Tome. All eyes will be on the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Ghana to see if their beloved national team can edge past the Bafana Bafana and claim the first of what will need to be several convincing wins in order for them to remain on track to participate in the next edition of AFCON.

Ghana vs South Africa Prediction

Lately, the national soccer team of Ghana has been struggling, as epitomised by its swift departure from the most recent Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Head coach Kwesi Appiah has the opportunity to field a number of experienced campaigners, like the Ayew brothers, who are the sons of the Ghanaian soccer legend Abedi Pele. Andre and Jordan are along with Spanish League players such as Mohammed Salisu of Real Valladolid, and Iddrisu Baba of Real Mallorca.

South Africa's effort in Egypt last July drew some genuine sympathy at home but it was received far more coolly in many other parts of the continent, with a somewhat strange feel of an African team competing against another African team for an international title. The football fraternity in South Africa was hoping for far better results, pulling only one win in the group stage and scoring only three goals in five games throughout the tournament. Except for a high point when Bafana Bafana beat the hosts to occupy the rarefied air of the quarterfinals, the overall showing by South Africa in the tournament was dismal.

Black Stars vs Bafana Bafana Head to Head

The last occasion that Bafana Bafana and Ghana met was in June when they faced off in a friendly match staged at the Ghanaian Football Association Technical Centre. Of the last four times that these two teams have met on the football pitch, here’s how those matches ended.