Cape Verde Islands vs Egypt, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of Nations
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Cape Verde, Egypt seal Africa Cup of Nations last-16 spots
Cape Verde's Bryan Teixeira scored a 99th minute equaliser as they held record seven-time champions Egypt to a 2-2 Group B draw at the Africa Cup of Nations, with both sides reaching the last-16 after a pulsating clash on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Logan Costa (Cabo Verde).
- 2': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde).
- 3': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde).
- 5': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
- 5': Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Cabo Verde. Ryan Mendes is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde).
- 9': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
- 10': Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamdi Fathy.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt saved. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zizo.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Diney Borges.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zizo.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 23': Offside, Egypt. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zizo.
- 30': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 31': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
- 31': Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match (Cabo Verde).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Logan Costa.
- 33': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazy.
- 34': Offside, Cabo Verde. Ryan Mendes is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde).
- 39': Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hany.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 41': Attempt missed. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Hany.
- 42': Foul by Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde).
- 42': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
- 44': Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Goal! Cabo Verde 1, Egypt 0. Gilson Benchimol (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Mendes with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': Foul by Zizo (Egypt).
- 45'+4': Vózinha (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Cabo Verde 1, Egypt 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cabo Verde 1, Egypt 0.
- 45': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Hamdy replaces Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
- 45': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Hamdi Fathy.
- 46': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
- 47': Attempt missed. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Hamdy.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hamdy with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Diney Borges.
- 50': Goal! Cabo Verde 1, Egypt 1. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazy with a through ball following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Mohamed Hamdy (Egypt).
- 51': Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marwan Attia.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hany.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zizo with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Diney Borges.
- 57': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
- 57': Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
- 62': Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
- 63': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Bryan Teixeira replaces Gilson Benchimol.
- 64': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Jamiro Monteiro replaces Garry Rodrigues.
- 64': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Steven Moreira replaces Ryan Mendes.
- 66': Foul by Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde).
- 66': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Diney Borges (Cabo Verde).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Cabo Verde. João Paulo replaces Patrick Andrade.
- 70': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde).
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Emam Ashour (Egypt).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Emam Ashour (Egypt).
- 72': Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Substitution, Egypt. Kahraba replaces Zizo.
- 75': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Cuca replaces Kevin Pina.
- 76': Delay in match (Egypt).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 82': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 83': Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Fathi replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 83': Offside, Cabo Verde. Jamiro Monteiro is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trézéguet.
- 85': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Emam Ashour.
- 86': Attempt saved. Bryan Teixeira (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Logan Costa with a headed pass.
- 87': Attempt saved. Emam Ashour (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazy.
- 87': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Vózinha.
- 88': Foul by Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt).
- 88': Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Fathi (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Willy Semedo.
- 90'+3': Goal! Cabo Verde 1, Egypt 2. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trézéguet.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 90'+5': VAR Decision: Goal Egypt - Cabo Verde 1-2 Egypt (Mostafa Mohamed).
- 90'+8': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazy.
- 90'+9': Goal! Cabo Verde 2, Egypt 2. Bryan Teixeira (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+10': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt).
- 90'+12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+12': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Abou Gabal replaces Mohamed El Shenawy because of an injury.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Cabo Verde 2, Egypt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cabo Verde 2, Egypt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cabo Verde 2, Egypt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cabo Verde 2, Egypt 2.
Statistics
 EGY |
CPV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 27 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
| 435 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 8 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,650
Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,650
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | -3 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Cape Verde Islands (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vozinha (GK) |
| 3 | Diney |
| 5 | Logan Costa |
| 26 | Kevin Pina  |
| 16 | Dylan Tavares |
| 17 | Willy Semedo |
| 18 | Kenny Rocha |
| 6 | Patrick Andrade |
| 11 | Garry Rodrigues |
| 20 | Ryan Mendes |
| 9 | Benchimol |
Egypt (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
| 24 | Mohamed Abdelmonem |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 13 | Ahmed Fatouh |
| 3 | Mohamed Hany |
| 14 | Marwan Attia |
| 8 | Emam Ashour |
| 5 | Hamdi Fathi |
| 19 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 22 | Omar Marmoush |
| 25 | Zizo |
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