Egypt 3–1 Benin
Egypt
3–1HT 0–0
Benin
Egypt played Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations on 5 January 2026 at Stade Adrar. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 13'Rami Rabia — Yellow card
- 27'Junior Olaitan — Yellow card
- 29'Marwan Attia — Yellow card
- 69'M. Attia (assist by M. Hany)
- 79'Hamdy Fathy — Yellow card
- 83'J. Dossou
- 97'Y. Ibrahim (assist by M. Attia)
- 101'Mohamed Tijani — Yellow card
- 106'Ahmed Fatouh — Yellow card
- 108'Samadou Attidjikou — Yellow card
- 118'Matteo Ahlinvi — Yellow card
- 120'M. Salah (assist by Zizo)
Line-ups
Egypt
- M. El Shenawy
- Y. Ibrahim
- H. Fathy
- R. Rabia
- M. Hany
- Trezeguet
- M. Attia
- I. Adel
- M. Hamdi
- M. Salah
- O. Marmoush
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. El Shenawy
- O. Shobeir
- H. Abdelmaguid
- A. Eid
- M. Ismail
- A. Fatouh
- K. Sobhi
- E. Ashour
- M. Saber
- M. Shehata
- Zizo
- Mostafa Mohamed
- M. Fathi
- O. Faisal
- S. Mohsen
Benin 4-4-1-1
- M. Dandjinou
- T. Ouorou
- O. Verdon
- M. Tijani
- Y. Roche
- R. Aloko
- S. D'Almeida
- H. Imourane
- J. Olaitan
- D. Dodo
- A. Tosin
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Allagbe
- A. Obassa
- C. Azongnitode
- R. Fassinou
- D. Kiki
- G. Ahoudo
- M. Ahlinvi
- R. Amoussou
- A. Samadou
- M. Ahouangbo
- R. Kossi
- R. Rachidou
- A. Akimey
- J. Dossou
- O. Tessilimi
- COACHES: Gernot Rohr
Match statistics
| Egypt | Benin | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 12 | Total shots | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 646 | Total passes | 510 |
| 533 | Accurate passes | 387 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 76% |