Cape Verde 1-1 Egypt
Scorers: Ryan Mendes 63' (pen) / Taher Mohamed 31'

Yellow cards:
Hamdy Fathy, Mohamed El-Shennawy (Egypt)
Ryan Mendes, Patrick  Andrade (Cape Verde)

Lineups:

Cape Verde: Bruno Varela - Steven Moreira, Logan Costa, Roberto Lopes, João Paulo - Jamiro Monteiro (Bruno Varela 72), Deroy Duarte (Patrick Andrade 46), Kevin Lenini - Ryan Mendes (Bebé 83), Gilson Tavares (Dailon Livramento 46), Jovane Cabral (Laros Duarte 72)

Egypt: Mohamed El Shenawy - Mohamed Hamdy, Mohamed Rabia, Hamdy Fathy, Ahmed Eid - Mohamed Shehata (Nabil Emad 6), Mahmoud Saber (Mostafa Fathi 69), Ahmed Nabil Kouka – Taher Mohamed, Osama Faisal (Mostafa Mohamed 84), Ibrahim Adel (Ahmed Ramadan 84)

Fulltime

90+4' Egypt goalkeeper El-Shennawy receives a yellow card for time wasting

90' The fourth official announces 5 minutes of added time

88' Yellow card for Cape Verde's Andrade

86' Throw in for Cape Verde

84' Hossam Hassan introduces Ahmed Ramadan and Mostafa Mohamaed for Ibrahim Adel and Osama Faisal respectively.

83' Substitution for Cape Verde: Bebé replaces Mendes

82' Ryan Mendes receives a yellow card for a bad foul

80' Cape Verde win a free kick in their defensive half

78' Valera strikes a powerful shot with his right foot from outside the srea but it goes wide

75' With 15 minutes remaining, the game is tied, but Egypt control possession with 61%.

72' Double subs for Cape Verde: Bruno Varela replaces Jamiro Monteiro; Duarte in for Cabral

69' Substitution for Egypt: Mostafa Fathi replaces Mohamed Saber; 

68' Cape Verde presse forward seeking a ceond goal, while Egypt adopts a more cautious approach.

65' Goal kick for Egypt

63' GOAAAL.. Mendes scores for Cape Verde from the spot

60' The referee awards Cape verde a penalty

59' Corner kick for Cape Verde

55' Hand ball by Mohamed Hamdy on the left side of the area

53' Cape Verde's João Paulo wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52' Throw in for Cape Verde in their own half.

51' Corner kick for Cape Verde

50' Free kick for Cape Verde

49' Livramento is caught offside

48’ Dailon Livramento connects with Patrick Andrade’s long through ball with a right-footed shot from close range misses to the right

46' Second half is underway

Halftime

45+4' Cape Verde's Gilson Benchimol is ruled offside

45+3' The referee awards Egypt a goal kick, despite protests from Cape Verde players demanding a penalty.

45' The fourth official announces 4 minutes of added time

45' Free kick for Cape Verde in their own half

44' Throw in for Egypt in Cape verde's own half

40' Throw in for Cape Verde from the right side of Egypt's half.

38' Corner kick for Egypt.

31' GOAAAL.. Taher Mohamed latches onto Mohamed Hamdy's through ball, unleashing a left-footed strike from a tight angle into the top-right corner.

28' WHAT A SAVE! Cape Verde goalkeepre Bruno Varela produces a brilliant save to block Mohamed Saber's right footed shot from outside the box

25' Cape Verde win a free kick.

24' Hamdi Fathy receives a yellow card.

24' A brillinat through ball for Taher Mohamed, but he is ruled offside.

23' Goal kick for Egypt.

23' Throw in for Cape Verde

20' Cape Verde's Gilson Benchimol is caught offside

17' Egypt win a free kick on the left wing of their half

15' After fifteen minutes, the game remains tied, with Egypt dominating possession at 58%.

14' Cape Verde win a free kick in Egypt's half

11' WHAT A CHANCE! Osama Faisal receives a brilliant throgh pass, setting him up a potential one-on-one with the keeper, but stumbles on the ball.

9' Throw in for Egypt in their own half

6' Substitution for Egypt: Nabil Emad replaces injured Mohamed Shehata

4' Delay in match because of an injury to Egypt's Mohamed Shehata

3'  Mohamed Rabia's header from close range misses to the left

2' Korner kick for Egypt

0' Match is underway

17:00 Hossam Hassan fields a much-changed lineup. Mohamed Rabia will be making his debut while inform winger Taher Mohamed Taher is back after six years. Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed has been kept on the bench.

15:00 Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has also opted out of this month’s qualifiers at his own request, a decision Hassan has respected.

14:00 Cape Verde must win their final two games, including this clash against Egypt, to keep their 2025 AFCON qualification hopes alive.

13:00 Hassan has introduced new faces to bolster his squad, including Smouha defender Mahmoud Ahmed Rabia, Ceramica Cleopatra winger Mahmoud Abdel Hafiz Zalaka, and Ahly winger Taher Mohamed Taher.

12:00 Egypt will be without key players, including Rabia, Nice’s defender Mohamed Abdel Moneim, and Yasser Ibrahim due to injuries.

Venue: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

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