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Egypt 0-1 South Africa: match report, goals and statistics

Egypt 0-1 South Africa in Men's International Friendly on Sunday, 4 October 2026. Goals, cards, statistics and the impact on the table.

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Egypt 0-1 South Africa: match report, goals and statistics

Key facts

Final score
Egypt 0-1 South Africa
Competition
Men's International Friendly
Date
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Venue
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Match summary

South Africa beat Egypt 1-0 in Men's International Friendly on Sunday, 4 October 2026.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo.

Before kick-off

Egypt: 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-D-L-D-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 5 goals.

South Africa: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-W-L-W-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 3 goals.

South Africa arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Egypt.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Egypt 1-0 South Africa on Friday, 26 December 2025.

Before kick-off
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Egypt29 SeptSouth SudanA5-0W
Egypt25 SeptAngolaH0-0D
Egypt7 JulArgentinaA2-3L
Egypt3 JulAustraliaA1-1D
Egypt27 JunIranH1-1D
South Africa30 SeptEritreaA5-0W
South Africa26 SeptGuineaH2-1W
South Africa28 JunCanadaH0-1L
South Africa25 JunSouth KoreaH1-0W
South Africa18 JunCzechiaA1-1D

Goals and key moments

The match produced 1 goal.

Puso Dithejane found the net for South Africa in minute 51, making it 0-1.

Goals and key moments
MinuteTeamPlayerTypeScore
51'South AfricaPuso DithejaneGoal0-1

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 8 yellow cards: 4 for Egypt and 4 for South Africa.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Egypt and 8 substitutions for South Africa.

Match statistics

Egypt had 61% of possession, against 39% for South Africa.

Egypt had 16 shots, 5 on target, while South Africa had 7 shots, 3 on target. Egypt won 8 corners and South Africa won 1 corner. Egypt committed 8 fouls and South Africa committed 10 fouls.

Egypt had the most shots on target (5).

Match statistics
StatisticEgyptSouth Africa
Possession61%39%
Shots167
Shots on target53
Corners81
Fouls810
Saves25
Offsides31
Yellow cards24
Red cards00

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Egypt vs South Africa stay available on the match page.

This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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