Egypt 1-0 South Africa

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Egypt	3	2	1	0	:	+2	7
2	South Africa	3	2	0	1	:	+1	6

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DvsNigeria1-1
D@Zimbabwe0-0
WvsRwanda3-0
WvsZambia3-1
WvsAngola2-1

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RSA leads series 3-1-1

9 Mar 25Egypt1-3South Africa
2 Mar 25South Africa1-1Egypt
6 Jul 19Egypt0-1South Africa
6 Sept 16South Africa1-0Egypt
15 Nov 06Egypt1-0South Africa

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13↓Sithole

4Mokoena

7↓Appollis

5↓Mbatha

8↓Moremi

23El Shenawy

5Rabia

12Hamdy

14Fathy

6Ibrahim

3Hany

7↓Trézéguet

19Attia

25↓Zizo

22↓Marmoush

10⚽↓Salah

Substitutes · Egypt

8Emam Ashour↑
2Khaled Sobhy
17Mohanad Lashin↑
21Osama Faisal↑
11Mostafa Mohamed
13Ahmed Fatouh
4Hossam Abdelmaguid
9Salah Mohsen
27Mahmoud Saber
26Mostafa Shoubir
20Ibrahim Adel
18Mostafa Fathi
1Ahmed El Shenawy
24Ahmed Eid
15Mohamed Shehata↑

Substitutes · South Africa

12Elias Mokwana↑
3Khulumani Ndamane
10Relebohile Mofokeng↑
16Sipho Chaine
17Sipho Mbule↑
22Ricardo Goss
11Mohau Nkota
24Shandre Campbell
19Nkosinathi Sibisi
15Bathusi Jurry Aubaas

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Mohamed Hamdy.

90'+6'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

90'+5'

Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt).

90'+5'

Offside, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa is caught offside.

90'+2'

VAR Decision: No Penalty South Africa.

90'

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

90'

Substitution, Egypt. Osama Faisal replaces Mohamed Salah.

87'

Attempt missed. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lyle Foster.

86'

Attempt missed. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng with a cross.

84'

Attempt blocked. Lyle Foster (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.

83'

Attempt missed. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

82'

Attempt saved. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt). Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.

80'

Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).

80'

Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80'

Substitution, South Africa. Elias Mokwana replaces Tshepang Moremi.

80'

Substitution, Egypt. Mohanad Lasheen replaces Zizo.

80'

Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Shehata replaces Trézéguet.

79'

Attempt saved. Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt). Assisted by Lyle Foster with a through ball.

76'

Attempt missed. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zizo.

75'

Substitution, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa replaces Sphephelo Sithole.

74'

Attempt saved. Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt).

72'

Attempt missed. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Teboho Mokoena.

72'

Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

72'

Foul by Zizo (Egypt).

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

70'

Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt).

69'

Attempt missed. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mbekezeli Mbokazi following a corner.

69'

Substitution, South Africa. Relebohile Mofokeng replaces Oswin Appollis.

69'

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Rami Rabia.

67'

Attempt blocked. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sipho Mbule.

66'

Oswin Appollis (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).

65'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Sipho Mbule.

64'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Siyabonga Ngezana.

62'

Offside, South Africa. Khuliso Mudau is caught offside.

62'

Attempt missed. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oswin Appollis following a set piece situation.

61'

Sipho Mbule (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

61'

Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).

60'

Attempt saved. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ronwen Williams (South Africa). Assisted by Mohamed Salah.

60'

Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Foul by Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa).

58'

Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zizo with a through ball.

57'

Attempt missed. Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siyabonga Ngezana.

57'

Attempt saved. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt). Assisted by Khuliso Mudau.

52'

Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Foul by Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa).

52'

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Marwan Attia.

52'

Attempt blocked. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khuliso Mudau.

51'

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Emam Ashour.

50'

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Emam Ashour.

47'

Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Rami Rabia.

45'

Substitution, South Africa. Sipho Mbule replaces Thalente Mbatha.

45'

Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Omar Marmoush.

45'

Second Half begins Egypt 1, South Africa 0.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Egypt 1, South Africa 0.

45'+4'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

45'+3'

Delay in match because of an injury Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).

45'+2'

Second yellow card to Mohamed Hany (Egypt) for a bad foul.

45'+2'

Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'+2'

Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt).

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

Goal! Egypt 1, South Africa 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.

43'

Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

43'

Lyle Foster (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.

42'

VAR Decision: Penalty Egypt.

39'

Penalty conceded by Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) after a foul in the penalty area.

39'

Penalty Egypt. Mohamed Salah draws a foul in the penalty area.

35'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Khuliso Mudau.

33'

Offside, South Africa. Lyle Foster is caught offside.

32'

Offside, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi is caught offside.

30'

Mohamed Hany (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

30'

Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

30'

Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt).

30'

Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).

29'

Attempt saved. Lyle Foster (South Africa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt). Assisted by Teboho Mokoena.

28'

Mohamed Hamdy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Foul by Oswin Appollis (South Africa).

24'

Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Mbekezeli Mbokazi.

22'

Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

20'

Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20'

Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

20'

Foul by Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).

17'

Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.

17'

Foul by Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa).

13'

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.

13'

Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).

Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Lyle Foster (South Africa).

Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).

Lyle Foster (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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