Africa Cup of Nations

Round of 16• 5 Jan 2026

Egypt 3–1 Benin

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Goals

69'

M. Attia

Assist: M. Hany

83'

J. Dossou

97'

Y. Ibrahim

Assist: M. Attia

120+4'

M. Salah

Assist: Zizo

Match Recap

Egypt beat Benin 3–1 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Round of 16) on 5 January 2026. Egypt saw more of the ball with 55% possession, and Egypt had 12 shots (7 on target) to Benin's 8 (3 on target). The goals came from M. Attia 69', J. Dossou 83', Y. Ibrahim 97', M. Salah 120+4'. Egypt move up to 7 points in Africa Cup of Nations, having won 2 of their last 3. Relive the Egypt vs Benin Africa Cup of Nations highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.

Match Statistics

Egypt

Benin

55% Ball Possession 45%

— Expected goals (xG) —

12 Total Shots 8

7 Shots on target 3

3 Shots off target 1

2 Blocked Shots 4

7 Shots inside box 3

5 Shots outside box 5

5 Corner Kicks 5

4 Offsides 1

15 Fouls 19

4 Yellow Cards 4

— Red Cards —

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

646 Total passes 510

533 Accurate passes 387

83% Pass accuracy 76%

— Goals prevented —

Lineups

Egypt

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Benin

Gernot Rohr 4-4-1-1

23El Shenawy

6Ibrahim

14Fathy

5Rabia

3Hany 7Trezeguet 19Attia 20Adel

12Hamdi

10Salah 22Marmoush

10Tosin

19Dodo

18Olaitan 8Imourane

15D'Almeida

17Aloko

5Roche

13Tijani

6Verdon

3Ouorou

1Dandjinou

Substitutes — Egypt

1A. El Shenawy 26O. Shobeir 4H. Abdelmaguid 24A. Eid 28M. Ismail 13A. Fatouh 2K. Sobhi 8E. Ashour 27M. Saber 15M. Shehata 25Zizo 11Mostafa Mohamed 18M. Fathi 21O. Faisal 9S. Mohsen

Substitutes — Benin

16S. Allagbe 23A. Obassa 26C. Azongnitode 2R. Fassinou 12D. Kiki 27G. Ahoudo 7M. Ahlinvi 22R. Amoussou 4A. Samadou 14M. Ahouangbo 21R. Kossi 24R. Rachidou 28A. Akimey 20J. Dossou 25O. Tessilimi