Egypt vs South Africa match stats & report
1–0 Full time
Egypt stats & fixtures · South Africa stats & fixtures
Egypt beat South Africa 1–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Group Stage - 2) on 26 December 2025. South Africa had 64% of the ball.
Egypt vs South Africa match statistics
- 36% Ball possession 64%
- 6 Total shots 18
- 3 Shots on target 6
- 2 Shots off target 9
- 1 Blocked shots 3
- 4 Shots inside the box 7
- 4 Corners 7
- 10 Fouls 9
- 0 Offsides 4
- 2 Yellow cards 3
- 1 Red cards 0
- 309 Passes 537
- 79% Pass accuracy 88%
- 6 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 20' Yellow card T. Mokoena South Africa
- 30' Yellow card Mohamed Hany Egypt
- 43' Yellow card K. Mudau South Africa
- 43' Yellow card L. Foster South Africa
- 45' Penalty scored Mohamed Salah Egypt
- 45+2' Yellow card Mohamed Hany Egypt
- 45+2' Red card Mohamed Hany Egypt
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Egypt
- 23 Mohamed El Shenawy Goalkeeper
- 3 Mohamed Hany Defender
- 6 Yasser Ibrahim Defender
- 14 Hamdi Fathy Defender
- 5 Rami Rabia Defender
- 12 M. Hamdi Defender
- 25 Zizo Midfielder
- 19 Marwan Attia Midfielder
- 7 Trézéguet Midfielder
- 10 Mohamed Salah Attacker
- 22 Omar Marmoush Attacker
Bench Ahmed El-Shenawy , Mostafa Shobeir , Hossam Abdelmaguid , Ahmed Eid , Ahmed Abou El Fotouh , Khaled Sobhy , Emam Ashour , Mohanad Lasheen , Ibrahim Adel , Mahmoud Saber , Mohamed Shehata , Mostafa Mohamed , Mostafa Fathy , Osama Faisal , Salah Mohsen
South Africa
Bench S. Chaine , R. Goss , S. Kabini , T. Matuludi , K. Ndamane , N. Sibisi , T. Smith , Bathusi Aubaas , Sipho Mbule , Shandre Campbell , E. Makgopa , R. Mofokeng , E. Mokwana , M. Nkota
Form guide
Egypt at home
5–4–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.1 per game
- Conceded
- 0.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 5.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.3 per game
9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
South Africa away
3–3–2 in 8 matches
- Scored
- 1.4 per game
- Conceded
- 0.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 8
- Corners
- 5.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.0 per game
27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Egypt vs South Africa head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt v South Africa | 0–1 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.