Egypt 3-0 Cape Verde
Scorer: Rami Rabia 24, Omar Marmoush 45+1, Ibrahim Adel 70'

Lineups:

Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy; Mohamed Hany, Rami Rabia (Ahmed Ramadan 79), Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Hamdi (Ahmed Nabil Koka 79) - Marwan Attia, Mahmoud Trezeguet, Ahmed Zizo El Sayed (Mostafa Fathi 66) - Omar Marmoush ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan (Ibrahim Adel 66), Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed (Mohamed Elneny 49)

Cape Verde: Bruno Varela - Roberto Lopes ‘Pico’, Logan Costa, Patrick Andrade (Laros Duarte 46), Joao Paulo Fernandes, Deroy Duarte (Varela 64), Kevin Pina, Willy Semedo (Garcia 76), Dailon Livramento (Gilson Benchimol 46'), Ryan Mendes (David Tavares 71), Steven Moreira.

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90+5 Full time

90+1 Yellow card for Ibrahim Adel.

90' Ref shows 5 minutes of injury time.

89' Mostafa Fathy ghosts into the area but his effort is saved by the keeper.

87' Corner to Egypt but the danger is cleared.

85' Free kick to Cape Verde. Duarte's shot goes wide.

81' Yellow card for Duarte.

80' Yellow card for El Shennawy.

79' Hossam Hassan makes two subs: Ahmed Ramadan replaces injured Rami Rabia and Ahmed Nabil replaces Mohamed Hamdy.

74' Hamdy meets Fathy's cross at the far post but his header is daved by the keeper.

70' Ibrahim Adel collects a lose ball in the box to tap the ball into the roof of the net.

70' GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT !

66' Hossam Hassan introduces Mostafa Fathy and Ibrahim Adel.

64' Varela sends a low cross inside the box but it goes begging.

61' Semedo dribbles past Hany but his shot goes over the bar.

55' A powerful shot by Duarte but El Shennawy saves it.

54' A dangerous counter for Egypt, but Salah could not beat his marker.

51' Cape Verde are pressing high as Egypt seem more cautious

49' Mohamed Elneny replaces injured Mostafa Mohamed. 

46' Two subs for Cape Verde Gilson and Duarte are introduced.

46' Second half is underway

Half time

45+2 Marmoush breaks clear and beat the keeper from close range. 

45+1 GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT ! 

41' A cross from Paolo but El Shennawy kills the danger.

41' Cape Verde players are now pressing forward looking for the equalizer.

37' Trezeguet sends a powerful shot that goes inches next to the post.

35' A powerful shot by Marmoush that is blocked by the keeper !

31' Salah sends Mohamed clear but he fails to beat the keeper from close range.

29' Mostafa Mohamed latches onto a long ball from Rabia but his finish was saved by the keeper.

27' Salah has an attempt on goal but the ball is blocked by his marker.

24' Rabia rises above the defence to convert Zizo's cross into the back of the net.

24' GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT!!

22' A CHANCE FOR EGYPT ! Marmoush intercepts the ball in the box but his shot was deflected into the corner.

20' Long pass to Marmoush but the ball is cleared before he could go clear

15' Yellow card for Fathi for preventing a dangerous counter.

9' Mostafa Mohamed has an attempt on goal but it is deflected into a corner.

7' Corner to Egypt. The cross is cleared.

3' Long pass by Salah to Zizo but it is long and it goes into the hands of the keeper.

0' Match is underway

21:00 Hossam Hassan makes some surprising choices in his lineup. The coach decides to leave veteran players Ahmed Hegazi and Mohamed Elneny on the bench. He has shown an ultra attacking intent for the game with Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed, Omar Marmoush, Mahmoud Trezeguet and Ahmed Zizo all on the pitch.Hossam Hassan makes some surprising choices in his lineup. 

Cairo stadium is ready for the game

18:30 Coach Hossam Hassan will miss two key players for tonight's game: talented midfielder Emam Ashour has sustained a knee injury during training while in-form defender Mohamed Abdelmonem wanted to focus Nice after joining them a few days ago.

17:30 Egypt, the most successful team in Africa Cup of Nations history, will start their campaign for a 27th appearance in the competition. The Pharaohs will also seek redemption after their round of 16 exit in Ivory Coast earlier this year, where they lost to DR Congo on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regular time.

16:30 Egypt coach Hossam Hassan criticized Egyptian clubs for not prioritizing the national team when releasing players for the Pharaohs' September camp ahead of the Nations Cup qualifiers. "We should give priority to the national team," Hossam Hassan told the pre-match news conference on Thursday.

14:15 The match against Cape Verde is poised to be a crucial starting point for coach Hossam Hassan in the continental competition as he seeks to rally the fans' support in pursuit of their mission before confronting Botswana in the subsequent round of qualifiers.

12:00 Egypt find themselves placed in Group C alongside Cape Verde, Mauritania, and Botswana for the upcoming tournament scheduled to be held in Morocco from 21 December, 2025, to 18 January, 2026. The top two teams from the 12 groups will advance to the prestigious tournament.

Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Venue: Cairo International Stadium

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