In the battle for the Bronze medal in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, South Africa will face Congo DR in what promises to be an intense showdown.

Bafana Bafana’s hopes of reaching the final were dashed as they suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Nigeria in the semi-finals, losing 2-1 on penalties.

The match saw both goals scored in the second half, with Troost-Ekong opening the scoring for Nigeria before Teboho Mokoena equalized with a penalty in the 90th minute.

Despite their valiant effort, South Africa fell short in the penalty shootout, losing 4-2.

Meanwhile, Congo DR was unable to progress past host nation Ivory Coast, succumbing to a narrow 1-0 defeat courtesy of a goal from Dortmund’s forward Sebastien Haller.

Despite this setback, the Leopards showcased their quality by defeating giants such as Egypt and putting in strong performances throughout the tournament.

Given the number of draws these two teams have accumulated in reaching this phase, another tightly contested match seems likely.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see this match go down to the wire and potentially be decided by another penalty shootout.

South Africa have scored 7 goals and conceded 2 goals in their last 5 games.

Congo DR have scored 5 goals and conceded 4 goals in their last 5 games.

The match prediction for the football match between South Africa and Congo DR in the Africa Cup of Nations uses several algorithms including team form comparison, head-to-head (h2h), and other important statistics.

We use these advanced statistical models in combination with the most recent news and expert opinions to analyze data and come up with the most accurate predictions possible.