Egypt vs Ethiopia match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Egypt beat Ethiopia 2–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Africa (Group Stage - 7) on 5 September 2025.
Goals and cards
- 36' Yellow card Khaled Sobhy Egypt
- 38' Yellow card Suleman Hamid Ethiopia
- 41' Penalty scored Mohamed Salah Egypt
- 45' Penalty scored Omar Marmoush Egypt
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Egypt
- 1 Mohamed El Shenawy Goalkeeper
- 3 Mohamed Hany Defender
- 5 Rami Rabia Defender
- 2 Khaled Sobhy Defender
- 12 M. Hamdi —
- 21 Zizo Midfielder
- 14 Hamdi Fathy Midfielder
- 7 Trézéguet Midfielder
- 10 Mohamed Salah Midfielder
- 9 Osama Faisal Attacker
- 22 Omar Marmoush Attacker
Bench Mohamed Sobhi , Mostafa Shobeir , Hossam Abdelmaguid , Mohamed Rabia , Ahmed Eid , Amr El Gazar , Mahmoud Saber , Ahmed Koka , Nabil Emad Dunga , Mohanad Lasheen , Ibrahim Adel , Mostafa Mohamed
Ethiopia
Bench B. Genetu , F. Getahun , R. Yusef , M. Debebe , A. Reshid , N. Gebreselassie , Haider Sherifa , A. Worku , B. Wolde , D. Hotessa , M. Abera , C. Gugsa
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.
Ethiopia away
1–0–2 in 3 matches
- Scored
- 1.3 per game
- Conceded
- 1.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 3
- Corners
- 0.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 0.0 per game
Based on 3 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Egypt vs Ethiopia head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia v Egypt | 0–2 | |
| Egypt v Ethiopia | 1–0 | |
| Ethiopia v Egypt | 2–0 |
Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.