Egypt vs Benin match stats & report
3–1 After extra time
Egypt beat Benin 3–1 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Round of 16) on 5 January 2026. Egypt had 55% of the ball.
Egypt vs Benin match statistics
- 55% Ball possession 45%
- 12 Total shots 8
- 7 Shots on target 3
- 3 Shots off target 1
- 2 Blocked shots 4
- 7 Shots inside the box 3
- 5 Corners 5
- 15 Fouls 19
- 4 Offsides 1
- 4 Yellow cards 4
- 646 Passes 510
- 83% Pass accuracy 76%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 13' Yellow card Rami Rabia Egypt
- 27' Yellow card J. Olaitan Benin
- 29' Yellow card Marwan Attia Egypt
- 69' Goal Marwan Attia (assist Mohamed Hany) Egypt
- 79' Yellow card Hamdi Fathy Egypt
- 83' Goal Jodel Dossou Benin
- 97' Goal Yasser Ibrahim (assist Marwan Attia) Egypt
- 101' Yellow card Mohamed Tijani Benin
- 106' Yellow card Ahmed Abou El Fotouh Egypt
- 108' Yellow card Samadou Attidjikou Benin
- 118' Yellow card M. Ahlinvi Benin
- 120' Goal Mohamed Salah (assist Zizo) Egypt
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Egypt
- 23 Mohamed El Shenawy Goalkeeper
- 6 Yasser Ibrahim Defender
- 14 Hamdi Fathy Defender
- 5 Rami Rabia Defender
- 3 Mohamed Hany Midfielder
- 7 Trézéguet Midfielder
- 19 Marwan Attia Midfielder
- 20 Ibrahim Adel Midfielder
- 12 M. Hamdi Midfielder
- 10 Mohamed Salah Attacker
- 22 Omar Marmoush Attacker
Bench Ahmed El-Shenawy , Mostafa Shobeir , Hossam Abdelmaguid , Ahmed Eid , Mohamed Ismail , Ahmed Abou El Fotouh , Khaled Sobhy , Emam Ashour , Mahmoud Saber , Mohamed Shehata , Zizo , Mostafa Mohamed , Mostafa Fathy , Osama Faisal , Salah Mohsen
Benin
Bench Saturnin Allagbe , A. Obassa , C. Azongnitode , Rodrigue Fassinou , D. Kiki , G. Ahoudo , M. Ahlinvi , R. Amoussou , Samadou Attidjikou , M. Ahouangbo , R. Kossi , R. Rachidou , A. Akimey , Jodel Dossou , O. Tessilimi
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.
Benin away
2–2–5 in 9 matches
- Scored
- 0.6 per game
- Conceded
- 2.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 9
- Corners
- 3.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.5 per game
40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.