Egypt vs South Africa
Match pulse
Who won: South Africa 1-0
South Africa beat Egypt 1-0 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Cairo International Stadium. Goals for South Africa: Puso Dithejane (51').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Sipho Chaine
RSA · 2 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Egypt deserved better: 74% on chances, lost 0-1
Play by play
- Match ends, Egypt 0, South Africa 1.
- Second Half ends, Egypt 0, South Africa 1.
- 90'+11'

Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Shandre Campbell (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by El Mahdy Soliman (Egypt). Assisted by Tshepang Moremi.
S. Campbell
- 90'+10'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+10'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa).
Zizo
- 90'+9'RSA

Free kick won
Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9'

Foul
Foul by Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa).
- 90'+7'

Shot hit woodwork
Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
- 90'+7'

Shot on target
Attempt saved. Osama Faisal (Egypt) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa). Assisted by Zizo with a cross.
- 90'+7'
SubSubbed on for Y. Sithole
Substitution, South Africa. Nkosinathi Sibisi replaces Yaya Sithole.
N. Sibisi
- 90'+6'

Yellow card
Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.
O. Makhanya
- 90'+6'

Yellow card
Mostafa Zico (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
M. Zico
- 90'+4'EGY

Corner awarded
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Khulumani Ndamane.
- 90'+3'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Zico.
H. Abdelkarim
- 90'+3'EGY

Corner awarded
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Fawaaz Basadien.
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'
SubSubbed on for M. Hany
Substitution, Egypt. Tarek Alaa replaces Mohamed Hany.
T. Alaa
- 90'+1'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ramy Rabia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Hafez.
- 88'

Yellow card
Mohamed Hany (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
M. Hany
- 87'RSA

Free kick won
Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'

Foul
Foul by Shandre Campbell (South Africa).
- 85'

Shot on target
Attempt saved. Osama Faisal (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ricardo Goss (South Africa). Assisted by Zizo with a cross.
- 83'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Adel.
- 78'

Handball
Handball by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
- 77'
SubSubbed on for P. Dithejane
Substitution, South Africa. Thapelo Morena replaces Puso Dithejane.
T. Morena

