{"id":848477,"date":"2025-05-15T16:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/u-20-afcon-when-is-the-game-between-nigeria-and-south-africa-and-how-can-i-watch\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:12:07","slug":"u-20-afcon-when-is-the-game-between-nigeria-and-south-africa-and-how-can-i-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/u-20-afcon-when-is-the-game-between-nigeria-and-south-africa-and-how-can-i-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"U-20 AFCON: When is the game between Nigeria and South Africa and how can I watch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles will square off against South Africa in a highly anticipated semi-final clash at the ongoing 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two powerhouses of African football will renew their rivalry as they battle for a place in the final, with both sides having already secured tickets to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The match is expected to be an electrifying encounter, with both teams showing their quality on the field of play.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/nigeria-vs-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa vs. Nigeria<\/a>: When and Where is the match?<\/h3>\n<p>Fixture: Nigeria vs South Africa<\/p>\n<p>Date: Thursday<\/p>\n<p>Time: 15:00 GMT \/ 16:00 local time<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt<\/p>\n<p>Stage: Semi-final \u2013 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Auwalibrahim-Tunisia.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Auwal ibrahim against Tunisia\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159710\">Auwal ibrahim against Tunisia [Photo credit\/NFF]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Our Sports News First \u2013 Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>How to Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/flying-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Eagles<\/a> Tackle South Africa<\/h3>\n<p>Football fans in Africa and beyond can catch the game live on CAF\u2019s official YouTube channel, CAF TV, which will stream the semi-final in real-time. Moreover, <strong>Soccernet.ng<\/strong> will also provide minute-by-minute live commentary, and you can&#8217;t afford to miss it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zubairu-Senegalmatch.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Aliyu Zubairu\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160504\">Aliyu Zubairu [Photo credit NFF Comm]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Viewers and readers are advised to tune in early to catch the build-up and team line-ups ahead of kick-off.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet&#8217;s<\/a> Verdict: What To Expect From The Clash<\/h3>\n<p>While both nations have already punched their tickets to the FIFA U-20 World Cup, a spot in the final and the bragging rights of continental supremacy are still on the line.<\/p>\n<p>With Nigeria eyeing their 8th title and South Africa looking to make history, expect a clash that will put you on the edge of your seat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Ayomide Oguntimehin\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ayomide-Oguntimehin-pics-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/05\/u-20-afcon-nigeria-and-south-africa.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles will square off against South Africa in a highly anticipated semi-final clash at the ongoing 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng reports. The two powerhouses of African football will renew their rivalry as they battle for a place in the final, with both sides having already secured tickets to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":848478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95004,27096,2005],"tags":[95003,15956],"class_list":{"0":"post-848477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon","8":"category-nigeria","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-afcon","11":"tag-nigeria"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}