Egypt V South Africa - factfile

Mahmoud Mohamed, Saturday 4 Jun 2011

Facts about Sunday's African Cup of Nations qualifier between Egypt and South Africa

Egypt V South Africa

FA foundation: Egypt (1921) / South Africa (1991)

Coaches:Hassan Shehata (Egypt) / Pitso Mosimane (South Africa)

Captains:Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) / Steven Pienaar (South Africa)

World Ranking:Egypt (36) / South Africa (38)

Achievements:

Egypt: African Cup of Nations winners in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010

South Africa: African Cup of Nations winners in 1996

Previous encounters:

24 November 1995 : Egypt 0-2 South Africa / Mmabatho (Friendly)
24 January 1996 : South Africa 0-1 Egypt / Johannesburg (African Cup of Nations)
28 February 1998 : Egypt 2-0 South Africa / Ouagadougou (African Cup of Nations)
16 December 1998 : South Africa 2-1 Egypt / Cape Town (Friendly)
10 November 2001 : South Africa 1-0 Egypt / Johannesburg (Friendly)
15 November 2003 : Egypt 2-1 South Africa / Cairo (Friendly)
14 January 2006 : Egypt 1-2 South Africa / Cairo (Friendly)
15 November 2006 : Egypt 1-0 South Africa / London (Friendly)
26 March 2011 :  South Africa 1-0 Egypt / Johannesburg (African Cup of Nations qualifiers)
5 June 2011: Egypt 0-0 South Africa/ Cairo (African Cup of Nations qualifiers

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