Saturday 10/January/2026 – 07:00 PM
Mohamed Hamdy is a player Egypt national team For the Côte d’Ivoire match scheduled for nine o’clock this evening, Saturday, Cairo time, within the quarter-final matches of the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Mohamed Hamdi suffered a cruciate ligament injury during the Benin match in the round of 16 of the tournament.
The Egyptian national team’s journey in the 2025 African Cup of Nations
The Egyptian national team began its journey in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations by being at the head of the second group, which included the teams of South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
The Pharaohs succeeded in achieving an exciting victory during the first round at the expense of Zimbabwe with a score of 2-1, after the Zimbabwean team took the lead first, before Omar Marmoush equalized, and Mohamed Salah snatched the fatal winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
In the second round, Mohamed Salah continued his brilliance and led the national team to early qualification for the round of 16, by scoring the only goal of victory against South Africa from a penalty kick.
As for the third and final round of the group stage, it witnessed a goalless draw between Egypt and Angola, in a match during which Hossam Hassan, the coach, preferred to rest the key players, so the Pharaohs took the lead in the group with 7 points.
In the round of 16, the Egyptian national team faced its counterpart, the Benin national team, which ranked third in Group Four.
The match witnessed a strong struggle, and its regular time ended in a 1-1 draw. Marwan Attia opened the scoring for Egypt, before Dosso equalized the score for Benin in the 81st minute. In extra time, the Pharaohs imposed their say, with Yasser Ibrahim scoring the lead goal in the first extra period, before Mohamed Salah confirmed the victory with a third goal in the second extra period, so the confrontation ended with Egypt winning 3-1 and qualifying for the next round.
