Egypt vs South Africa, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Egypt

FT
0 - 1

South Africa

51': Puso Dithejane

About

Egypt are hosting South Africa at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thabang Matuludi.
6': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Luther Singh (South Africa).
7': Offside, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid is caught offside.
9': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Hafez.
13': Attempt missed. Mohamed Hany (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
16': Attempt missed. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
19': Attempt blocked. Cassius Mailula (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lebone Seema.
21': Foul by Yaya Sithole (South Africa).
21': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Luther Singh (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Ramy Rabia (Egypt).
26': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Ibrahim Adel.
28': Attempt missed. Puso Dithejane (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luther Singh with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sipho Chaine (South Africa). Assisted by Emam Ashour.
30': Attempt saved. Cassius Mailula (South Africa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt). Assisted by Puso Dithejane.
31': Foul by Brooklyn Poggenpoel (South Africa).
31': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Brooklyn Poggenpoel (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Fawaaz Basadien.
34': Sipho Chaine (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
35': Attempt saved. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sipho Chaine (South Africa).
35': Cassius Mailula (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt).
38': Attempt missed. Thabang Matuludi (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Luther Singh with a headed pass.
41': Thabang Matuludi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Ibrahim Adel (Egypt).
43': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marwan Attia.
43': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Lebone Seema.
45': Foul by Cassius Mailula (South Africa).
45': Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Tashreeq Matthews (South Africa).
45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Emam Ashour (Egypt).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': First Half ends, Egypt 0, South Africa 0.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Shandre Campbell replaces Luther Singh.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Khulumani Ndamane replaces Ime Okon.
45': Second Half begins Egypt 0, South Africa 0.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi replaces Tashreeq Matthews.
45': Substitution, Egypt. Osama Faisal replaces Emam Ashour.
46': Attempt missed. Puso Dithejane (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brooklyn Poggenpoel.
46': Foul by Brooklyn Poggenpoel (South Africa).
46': Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Fawaaz Basadien (South Africa).
47': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Offside, Egypt. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
49': Sipho Chaine (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
51': Goal! Egypt 0, South Africa 1. Puso Dithejane (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
54': Foul by Fawaaz Basadien (South Africa).
54': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa).
55': Osama Faisal (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Puso Dithejane.
57': Shandre Campbell (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
58': Delay in match (Egypt).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Offside, Egypt. Osama Faisal is caught offside.
62': Substitution, South Africa. Ricardo Goss replaces Sipho Chaine.
63': Substitution, South Africa. Yamela Mbuthuma replaces Cassius Mailula.
67': Offside, South Africa. Puso Dithejane is caught offside.
67': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramy Rabia.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Shandre Campbell (South Africa).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Marwan Attia.
69': Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Omar Marmoush.
70': Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt).
72': Attempt saved. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa). Assisted by Karim Hafez with a cross.
73': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Osama Faisal.
74': Attempt missed. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
76': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Lebone Seema.
77': Yaya Sithole (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Egypt. El Mahdy Soliman replaces Mostafa Shobeir.
77': Substitution, South Africa. Olwethu Makhanya replaces Brooklyn Poggenpoel.
77': Substitution, South Africa. Thapelo Morena replaces Puso Dithejane.
78': Handball by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
83': Attempt missed. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Adel.
84': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Fawaaz Basadien.
85': Attempt saved. Osama Faisal (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa). Assisted by Zizo with a cross.
87': Foul by Shandre Campbell (South Africa).
87': Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Mohamed Hany (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ramy Rabia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Hafez.
90'+1': Substitution, Egypt. Tarek Alaa replaces Mohamed Hany.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Fawaaz Basadien.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Zico.
90'+4': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Khulumani Ndamane.
90'+6': Mostafa Zico (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Substitution, South Africa. Nkosinathi Sibisi replaces Yaya Sithole.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Osama Faisal (Egypt) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa). Assisted by Zizo with a cross.
90'+7': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
90'+9': Foul by Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa).
90'+9': Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+10': Attempt saved. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa).
90'+10': Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+11': Attempt saved. Shandre Campbell (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by El Mahdy Soliman (Egypt). Assisted by Tshepang Moremi.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Egypt 0, South Africa 1.
0': Match ends, Egypt 0, South Africa 1.

Statistics

RSA		EGY
10	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	2
38.9	Possession	61.1
7	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
286	Accurate Passes	474
367	Passes	560
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
2	Crosses	22
0.5	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	68
14	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	10
37	Effective Clearances	3
37	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Line-Ups

Egypt (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mostafa Shoubir (GK)
5	Ramy Rabia
4	Hossam Abdelmaguid
15	Karim Hafez
3	Mohamed Hany
19	Marawan Attia
17	Mohanad Lashin
8	Emam Ashour
20	Ibrahim Adel
22	Omar Marmoush
11	Mostafa Zico

Egypt Substitutes:

Ahmed Fatouh, Tarek Alaa, Mahmoud Saber, Mahdy Soliman, Zizo, Ali Mahmoud, Osama Faisal, Mohamed Alaa, Abdel Aziz El Balouti, Omar Fayed, Hamza Abdelkarim.

South Africa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Sipho Chaine (GK)
21	Ime Okon
5	Lebone Seema
14	Fawaaz Basadien
2	Thabang Matuludi
29	Tashreeq Matthews
20	Brooklyn Poggenpoel
13	Sphephelo Sithole
27	Cassius Mailula
17	Luther Singh
23	Puso Dithejane

South Africa Substitutes:

Ricardo Goss, Shandre Campbell, Olwethu Makhanya, Ronwen Williams, Khulumani Ndamane, Tshepang Moremi, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Samukele Kabini, Yanela Mbuthuma, Iqraam Rayners, Themba Zwane, Thapelo Morena.

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