Egypt 1-0 South Africa: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Egypt

Mohamed Salah 45' (Pen)

South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Group Stage - 2

December 26, 2025 3:00pm

Stade Adrar, Agadir

Key stats

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Egypt 5-3-2

South Africa 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

Mohamed El Shenawy

7.3

R. Williams

6.9

Defenders

M. Hamdi

7.5

A. Modiba

6.7

Rami Rabia

7.2

M. Mbokazi

7.3

Hamdi Fathy

7.2

S. Ngezana

6.7

Yasser Ibrahim

7.2

K. Mudau

6.3

Mohamed Hany

5.5

Midfielders

Trézéguet

6.7

T. Mokoena

7.2

Marwan Attia

6.9

S. Sithole

6.3

Zizo

6.9

T. Moremi

6.5

T. Mbatha

6.5

O. Appollis

6.3

Forwards

Omar Marmoush

6.7

L. Foster

5.9

Mohamed Salah

7.7

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Highest rating

7.7

Mohamed Salah

7.3

M. Mbokazi

Match Summary

On December 26, 2025 during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations match, Egypt faced off against South Africa at Stade Adrar, Agadir. The game concluded with Egypt securing a victory. With 36% possession, Egypt versus South Africa's 64% and shots on goal at 2 to 6. South Africa had 89% successful passes (of 527 passes) over Egypt which had 80% successful passes (of 298 passes). The outstanding efforts by Mohamed Salah and M. Mbokazi played a key role.

Lineup

5-3-2

4-2-3-1

Shenawy

7.3

Played:
97Min

Saves:
5 of 5

Accurate passes:
14/24

Won duels:
3/3

Hany

5.5

Played:
47Min

Accurate passes:
9/12

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Ibrahim

7.2

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/26

Won duels:
6/9

Fathy

7.2

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
21/27

Won duels:
2/6

Rabia

7.2

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
31/34

Won duels:
2/4

Hamdi

7.5

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
6

Accurate passes:
25/31

Won duels:
10/12

Zizo

6.9

Played:
80Min

Accurate passes:
27/28

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/1

Attia

6.9

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
34/39

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Trézéguet

6.7

Played:
80Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
21/28

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
2/4

Salah

7.7

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
23/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
1/2

Marmoush

6.7

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
2/4

Foster

5.9

Played:
97Min

Accurate passes:
10/20

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Moremi

6.5

Played:
80Min

Accurate passes:
11/11

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
3/4

Mbatha

6.5

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
8/10

Won duels:
1/2

Appollis

6.3

Played:
69Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
25/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Mokoena

7.2

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
71/78

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/6

Sithole

6.3

Played:
75Min

Accurate passes:
45/48

Won duels:
0/3

Modiba

6.7

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
51/62

Won duels:
4/5

Mbokazi

7.3

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
55/66

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/7

Ngezana

6.7

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
64/66

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/4

Mudau

6.3

Played:
97Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
59/62

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
1/3

Williams

6.9

Played:
97Min

Saves:
1 of 2

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
29/29

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

https://goalxa.com/c/LXWSdr

Ashour

6.6

Played:
52Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
0/2

Shenawy

Shobeir

Abdelmaguid

Eid

Fatouh

Sobhy

Shehata

6.3

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
0/1

Fathi

Lasheen

6.6

Played:
17Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
2/3

Won duels:
2/3

Saber

Adel

Mohsen

Mohamed

Faisal

Played:
7Min

Accurate passes:
0/1

Coach

Molefi Petrus Ntseki

Mbule

6.6

Played:
52Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
21/21

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
1/3

Mofokeng

6.2

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
12/14

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
1/6

Dribbles:
1/6

Chaine

Goss

Smith

Matuludi

Kabini

Ndamane

Sibisi

Nkota

Mokwana

6.5

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/2

Aubaas

Campbell

Makgopa

6.3

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
1/3

Stats

Ball Possession

Egypt Egypt: 36%

South Africa: 64%

Total Shots

Egypt Egypt: 5

South Africa: 17

Shots on Goal

Egypt Egypt: 2

South Africa: 6

Corner Kicks

Egypt Egypt: 4

South Africa: 7

Offsides

Egypt Egypt: 0

South Africa: 4

Fouls

Egypt Egypt: 9

South Africa: 9

Yellow Cards

Egypt Egypt: 2

South Africa: 3

Red Cards

Egypt Egypt: 1

South Africa: 0

Total Passes

Egypt Egypt: 298

South Africa: 527

Goals Prevented

Egypt Egypt: 0

South Africa: 0

Passes Accuracy

Egypt Egypt: 237 (80%)

South Africa: 469 (89%)

Egypt vs South Africa

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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