Between the memory of 2010 and the desire of 2025 … the conflict between Egypt and Benin

The last meeting between the two teams in the continental competition took place 15 years ago when they met in the finals of Group C in the 2010 edition, when they met. Pharaoh They qualified as leaders, then won with two unanswered goals, thanks to goals from Ahmed Al-Mohammadi in the seventh minute and Imad Miteb in the 81st minute.

In total, the two teams have met in the previous 4 meetings, which they won Egypt In 3 of them, they tied one, while Benin never tasted victory.

Egypt scored the entire match, as they were rocked Boys Net in 3 matches, and these conflicts saw one clean sheet, which was Egypt’s in the 2010 edition.

The 2010 games are considered the lowest scoring between them, while their first meeting in… Qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup In Cotonou there were many goals which ended 3-3, and Egypt won the second leg at home 4-1. A friendly match in November 2008 also saw 6 goals as Egypt won 5-1.

Egypt and West Africa

Egypt have missed a win in their last 4 matches against other teams West Africawhere it negatively interacted with Cote d’Ivoire In the sixteenth round of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, it won on penalties, then tied with the same goals with Senegal In the end, they lost on penalties, tying it 2-2 with… Ghana andCape Verde In the group of 2023.

Egypt’s last win over a West African team was a result of a fightback Guinea Bissau When the victory was considered an unanswered goal in the 2021 group of the continental competition, which is the only victory in the last 7 games against the teams of the region, compared to 5 draws and one loss, but the Africans were undefeated in the last 5 games against the teams of West Africa all the time, according to the official website of the Confederation of African Football.

In the history of direct confrontation between the two teams, they met 4 times, including one confrontation in … Africa Cup of NationsIn the match, Egypt scored 14 goals, compared to 5 goals that went into the net.

Egypt led the second group Morocco After winning Zimbabwe andSouth Africa And drawing with Angola, a game in which Hossam Hassan, coach of Afarao, made 11 changes in the first line, and also used 26 players in this magazine.

If they win, Egypt will advance to the quarter-finals of the continental competition for the 11th time in its history.

The Egyptian national team…number

Egypt has a long history with machetes goals in the African Championship, when they fought 10 matches on penalties, successfully winning 6 of them in favor while they failed in 4, saying that they lost the last two matches that were throwing penalties Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Despite these mistakes, the Pharaohs have maintained their unbeaten record in the last 13 games played in the season, winning 5 and drawing 8.

After defeating Zimbabwe and South Africa in the current edition, Egypt strengthened its lead as the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with 62 wins.

In terms of individual statistics, goalkeeper Mustafa Schubert managed to keep a clean sheet when he made his first appearance in a match against… AngolaTo remember his father’s work Ahmed Schubert Champion of the 1986 edition, as the star approaches Mohamed Salah Record a new record; He scored 9 goals, including two goals in this issue, and needs one more goal to become the third Egyptian player to break the 10-point barrier, noting that he is at the top of the list of most goals scored in the Egyptian national team with 7 assists.

The boys’ national team

On the other hand, the national team of Benin completed a decade of 16 games without a win in the final with the first victory in the regular season against Botswana in the second round, and ensured that it also deserves to achieve the second tournament in its history, based on the memories of its previous match in the round of 16 in 2019, when it removed the match and match 4 / 2019 Morocco after one goal.

But the national team of Benin is suffering from a lack of aggressiveness, as it has not been able to score in two matches in the current magazine and in 3 of its last 4 games in the tournament. It also faced a big challenge in Senegal with three unanswered goals, which is the third time it has lost by 3 or more goals.

Furthermore, Benin is still looking for its first win in the regular season against the North African teams after two draws and losses.