Egypt vs Mauritania, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

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Egypt

69': Trézéguet
79': Mohamed Salah

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2 - 0

Mauritania

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Egypt are hosting Mauritania at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Timeline

45': El Hassen Houeibib (Mauritania) Substitution at 45'
47': Rami Hisham Rabia (Egypt) Yellow Card at 47'
51': Oumar Ngom (Mauritania) Yellow Card at 51'
51': El Hassen Houeibib (Mauritania) Yellow Card at 51'
59': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) Substitution at 59'
69': Trézéguet (Egypt) Goal at 69'
77': Sidi Amar (Mauritania) Substitution at 77'
77': Mamadou Sy (Mauritania) Substitution at 77'
78': Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) Substitution at 78'
79': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) Goal at 79'
84': Marwan Attia (Egypt) Yellow Card at 84'
85': Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania) Yellow Card at 85'
86': Mamadou Diallo (Mauritania) Substitution at 86'
90'+2': Trézéguet (Egypt) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+2': Mostafa Fathi (Egypt) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Nasser Maher (Egypt) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

MTN		EGY
9	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
28.9	Possession	71.1
11	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt

AFCON Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Egypt	6	+10	14
2	Botswana	6	-3	8
3	Mauritania	6	-3	7
4	Cape Verde Islands	6	-4	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Egypt (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
6	Mohamed Abdelmonem
5	Rami Hisham Rabia
12	Mohamed Hamdy
3	Ahmed Eid
25	Zizo
14	Hamdi Fathi
19	Marwan Attia
22	Omar Marmoush
7	Trézéguet
10	Mohamed Salah

Egypt Substitutes:

Nasser Maher, Mohamed Shehata, Mostafa Mohamed, Mohamed Awad, Mahmoud Saber, Mostafa Shobeir, Osama Faisal, Ahmed Koka, Ahmed Ramadan, Mostafa Fathi, Khaled Sobhy, Ibrahim Adel.

Mauritania (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Mamadou Diop (GK)
5	Lamine Ba
14	Mohamed Dellahi Yaly
3	Aly Abeid
20	Ibrahima Keita
8	Bodda Mouhsine
28	Oumar Ngom
7	Aboubakary Koita
10	Idrissa Thiam
27	Aboubakar Kamara
15	Papa Ndiaga Yade

Mauritania Substitutes:

Hemeya Tanjy, Khadim Diaw, Babacar Niasse, Harouna Abou Demba, Guessouma Fofana, Abdallahi Mahmoud, Mamadou Sy, Sidi Bouna Amar, Beyatt Lekweiry, Mamadou Diallo, Bakari Camara, El Hassen Houeibib.

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