The Egyptian national team finished the first extra period against Benin, with two goals to one, in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations.
Yasser Ibrahim, the Egyptian national team player, succeeded in scoring the Pharaohs’ second goal against Benin in the 97th minute of the match in the first extra period.
The match between the Egyptian national team and Benin in the round of 16 of the 2025 African Cup of Nations ended in a positive draw 1-1, as the Egyptian national team took the lead first with a goal by Marwan Attia in the 69th minute, before the Benin national team equalized the score through Godel Dosso in the 83rd minute, forcing the two teams to resort to extra time.
The beginning of the match witnessed caution from both teams, with mutual attempts to reach the opponent’s goal with an early goal. The most notable event in the first minutes was Mohamed Salah’s chance in the 7th minute, which created a complete match for Omar Marmoush with the Beninese goalkeeper, but he missed it in a strange way.
In the 17th minute, the right wing of the Benin national team launched an attack on the Egyptian national team and dribbled past Mohamed Hamdi, while the Gabonese referee showed the yellow card in the face of Rami Rabia. The Inter team tried to pass a cross, but Hamdi Fathi blocked it. After that, Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush missed another opportunity in front of goal in the 19th minute from Mohamed Hamdi’s cross.
Marwan Attia received a yellow card in the 27th minute after a strong intervention on a Benin player, while the Egyptian national team continued to try to break the Beninese defense and reach the goal.
In the 43rd minute, Hossam Hassan made an emergency substitution with Mohamed Hamdy leaving due to a severe knee injury, and Ahmed Fattouh entered in his place, but the first half ended in a goalless draw despite Egypt’s relative control of the ball.
At the beginning of the second half, the Egyptian national team continued to press, and Ramy Rabia wasted another opportunity in the 55th minute. Then Hossam Hassan made two substitutions in the 59th minute, with Trezeguet and Ibrahim Adel coming off and Emam Ashour and Ahmed Sayed Zizou coming on.
In the 62nd minute, Mohamed El-Shenawy blocked a dangerous challenge from the Benin national team, before Marwan Attia succeeded in scoring the lead goal with a powerful shot in the 69th minute. Hamdy Fathi received a yellow card in the 80th minute, before the Benin national team scored the equalizer in the 83rd minute through Godel Dosso, taking advantage of a defensive error and Mohamed El-Shenawy’s confusion.
Mohamed Salah missed a one-on-one opportunity in the 89th minute, so the match ended in a 1-1 draw and the two teams played extra time.
Formation of the Egyptian national team
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy
Defense: Mohamed Hani – Rami Rabia – Hamdi Fathi – Yasser Ibrahim – Mohamed Hamdi
Midfield: Marwan Attia – Mahmoud Trezeguet – Ibrahim Adel
Attack: Mohamed Salah – Omar Marmoush
Bench: Ahmed El-Shenawy – Mustafa Schubert – Ahmed Eid – Hossam Abdel Majeed – Mohamed Ismail – Khaled Sobhi – Ahmed Fattouh – Emam Ashour – Mahmoud Saber – Mohamed Shehata – Ahmed Sayed Zizo – Mustafa Fathi – Osama Faisal – Salah Mohsen – Mustafa Mohamed
