
Egypt vs Djibouti 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 13': Warsama Aden (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Egypt 1, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
- 22': Goal! Egypt 2, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 40': Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Egypt. Ali Gabr replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 48': Goal! Egypt 3, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
- 61': Substitution, Egypt. Hamdi Fathy replaces Marwan Attia.
- 62': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Zizo.
- 64': Substitution, Djibouti. Fouad Mohamed replaces Gabriel Dadzie.
- 64': Substitution, Djibouti. Mahad Abdillahi replaces Mahdi Mahabeh.
- 69': Goal! Egypt 4, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
- 73': Goal! Egypt 5, Djibouti 0. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 75': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Sherif replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 75': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Aden replaces Doualeh Elabeh.
- 81': Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Fathi replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 83': Samuel Akinbinu (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Egypt 6, Djibouti 0. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Game Information
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 6,000
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Egypt | 6 | 16 | 0 |
+6 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 11 | 1 |
0 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 8 | 2 |
0 | Ethiopia | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Egypt (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
6 | Mohamed Abdelmonem |
20 | Ahmed Samy |
19 | Marwan Attia ![]() |
13 | Ahmed Fatouh |
4 | Omar Kamal |
17 | Mohamed Elneny |
21 | Zizo |
22 | Omar Marmoush |
10 | Mohamed Salah |
11 | Mostafa Mohamed |
Djibouti (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Sulait Luyima (GK) |
17 | Moussa Hamadou Araita |
6 | Yabe Siad |
15 | Warsama Ibrahim Aden ![]() |
8 | Ali Youssouf Farada |
18 | Abdi Idleh Hamza |
10 | Warsama Hassan |
13 | Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh |
23 | Samuel Akinbinu ![]() |
11 | Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh |
20 | Gabriel Dadzie |
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