Ahram Online, October 12, 2023. Egypt and Zambia will play an exhibition game on Thursday, and Ahram Online will broadcast it live.
- Second half: Zambia 0–0 Egypt
- Lineup:
- Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ali Gabr, and Mohamed Hani (Omar Kamal 80′) are the Egyptian players. Mohammed Hamdi (Ahmed Fatouh) 65′ – Tarek Hamed, Hamdi Fathy (Marwan Attia 65′) (Ahmed Zizou Said 46′) Mohamed Elneny – Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan, Mustafa Mohamed, and Mohamed Salah (Omar Marmoush 78′)
- Francis Mwansa of Zambia scored against Benedict Chepse, Dominic Chanda, Lubambo Musonda, Kelvin Kapumbu, Stopila Sunzu, and Emmanuel Banda (Golden Mafuenta, 68′). Roderick Kabwe, Kings Kangwa, Fashion Sakala, and Patson Daka (Edwad Chilufya 80′)
- Corner of Egypt, 88. When clearing, the keeper punched.
- Attia takes a strong shot, but it barely clears the bar.
- 80 Hani is replaced by Umar Kamal.
- A possibility for Zambia! No one was there to take Kangwa’s free kick in front of the goal, thus it went begging.
- Yellow card for Sakala, 74.
‘Hanny sends a long ranger in, but it flees. Zambia v Egypt
- 65 Vitoria introduces Mohamed Hamdi and Marwan Attia as two subs.
- Trezeguet attempts another curl, but it is deflected into the corner.
- 60 Salah attempts a second cross, but Zambia’s defence eliminates the threat.
- 55 Trezeguet makes a fantastic run from the left after Salah’s lob assist, but his header hits the crossbar.
- 52 ‘Banda get out at bats
- Zizou fired a strong shot, but it missed the goal. 49.
- Ahmed Zizou is replaced by Mohamed Elneny in line 46.
- 45 “The second half has begun.”
- 45+3 is “halftime”
- 45 ‘Fatouh attempts to cross the ball again, but it misses the goal.
- Egypt corner; Zambian defence successfully averts danger.
- 40 “Fatouh tries to lob a pass to Fathy, but the keeper easily catches it.
- 36 Long pass intended for Daka, but El Shenawy sprints to intercept it.
- What a chance! 30 Although rising above the defence, Mustafa Mohammed’s header missed the goal post.
- Banda attempts to score from outside the box, but his shot just clears the bar.
- 25 “Zambia is improving and making progress.
- First opportunity for Zambia! Sankala outran Hani, but El Shenawy blocked his close-range attempt.
- 15 ‘Salah cuts inside with his left foot and tries to curl the ball, but it veers out to the side.
- Egypt applied early pressure to Zambia but was unsuccessful.
- 3 “Fathy” attempts a goal, but the custodian blocks it.
- Players are preparing while the game is still in progress at 18:20.
17:40 Mahmoud Trezeguet of Trabzonspor and Mohamed Elneny of Arsenal both started the match after making their respective injury comebacks.
Omar Marmoush of Eintracht Frankfurt is questionable for the game at 17:00, but Mahmoud Trezeguet, who missed the last camp due to an injury, is expected to fill in to complete Egypt’s front three with Mohamed Salah and Mostafa Mohamed.
16:00 The Pharaohs are trying to go back to winning ways after a 3-1 loss to Tunisia in a friendly last month broke their eight-match winning streak since Rui Vitoria, a Portuguese manager, took over in July 2022.
15:00 Seven times-champions of the continental championship, the Pharaohs are attempting to capture their first crown since 2010. In 2017 and 2021, they made it to the championship game, but Cameroon and Senegal defeated them both.
14:00 In their prior confrontations, which will be their 24th, Egypt has had 13 victories, five ties, and six defeats. Their most recent encounter was a friendly match that Egypt won 3-0.
13:00 Both teams are preparing for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2026 World Cup qualifications with today’s match. Egypt won Group D in the qualifiers with 15 points, securing a spot in the final, which will take place in Cote d’Ivoire in January. Zambia won Group H with 13 points, advancing them into the coveted continental competition.
12:00 During the Pharaohs’ current training camp, an exhibition game between the Egyptian squad and the Zambian side will take place on Thursday at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
- adjudicator: Ahmad Isa Darwish (UAE)
- Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium is the location (UAE)
- This is a link to the game’s preview.
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