South Africa v Angola live: Africa Cup of Nations updates as Bafana Bafana begin tournament | OneFootball

South Africa begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign (REUTERS)

South Africa take on Angola as the Bafana Bafana begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Marrakech.

Both teams will be looking to make a fast start to Group B - which also includes Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and Zimbabwe - as South Africa aim to build on a promising run at the last Africa Cup of Nations tournament where they reached the semi-finals and won the third-place play-off against DR Congo.

Under manager Hugo Broos, South Africa have also qualified for next summer’s World Cup - where they will have the honour of facing co-hosts Mexico in the opening fixture of the tournament. In qualifying for the World Cup, South Africa have raised expectations that they could be among the favourites at this year’s Afcon, having won the tournament for the only time in 1996.

South Africa’s build-up to the tournament has been overshadowed, however, by comments made by their Belgian manager Broos regarding Bafana centre-back Mbekezeli Mbokazi. Broos denied that he was racist after criticising Mbokazi for arriving late at a pre-tournament camp.