Africa Cup of Nations

Uganda vs Egypt, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Uganda
    FT
    0 - 2
    Egypt
    • 36': Mohamed Salah
    • 45'+1': Ahmed Elmohamady

    Salah strikes again as Egypt labour past Uganda

    Egypt's Mohamed Salah curled in a free kick, his second goal of this year's Africa Cup of Nations, to set them on the way to a 2-0 win over Uganda.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda).
    • 4': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt).
    • 5': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Baher El Mohamady.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Farouk Miya (Uganda) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Okwi.
    • 7': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Baher El Mohamady.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Ahmed Hassan.
    • 9': Foul by Khalid Aucho (Uganda).
    • 9': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Lumala Abdu (Uganda).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Foul by Godfrey Walusimbi (Uganda).
    • 12': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Offside, Uganda. Farouk Miya tries a through ball, but Lumala Abdu is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farouk Miya.
    • 15': Allan Kyambadde (Uganda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 16': Foul by Ahmed Hassan (Egypt).
    • 16': Timothy Awany (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Ahmed Hassan (Egypt).
    • 19': Khalid Aucho (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Hassan (Egypt).
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Khalid Aucho (Uganda).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Micheal Azira (Uganda).
    • 22': Allan Kyambadde (Uganda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Nabil Emad (Egypt).
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Hassan (Egypt).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Farouk Miya (Uganda) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 25': Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Mohsen replaces Ahmed Hassan because of an injury.
    • 26': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Hassan Wasswa.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Allan Kyambadde (Uganda) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khalid Aucho.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Allan Kyambadde (Uganda) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Farouk Miya.
    • 30': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Mohamed El-Shenawy.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Timothy Awany (Uganda) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Farouk Miya with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Lumala Abdu (Uganda) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Kyambadde.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Lumala Abdu (Uganda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 35': Foul by Hassan Wasswa (Uganda).
    • 35': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Goal! Uganda 0, Egypt 1. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 38': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
    • 38': Khalid Aucho (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 40': Micheal Azira (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Marwan Mohsen (Egypt).
    • 41': Hassan Wasswa (Uganda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Micheal Azira (Uganda).
    • 42': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lumala Abdu (Uganda) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Kyambadde.
    • 43': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Mohamed El-Shenawy.
    • 44': Foul by Khalid Aucho (Uganda).
    • 44': Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Uganda 0, Egypt 2. Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayman Ashraf.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Uganda 0, Egypt 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Uganda 0, Egypt 2.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Farouk Miya (Uganda) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Okwi.
    • 47': Offside, Uganda. Farouk Miya tries a through ball, but Allan Kyambadde is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Nicholas Wadada (Uganda) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 48': Offside, Uganda. Nicholas Wadada tries a through ball, but Farouk Miya is caught offside.
    • 49': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Baher El Mohamady.
    • 50': Foul by Godfrey Walusimbi (Uganda).
    • 50': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trézéguet with a through ball.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Farouk Miya (Uganda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Baher El Mohamady.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Farouk Miya with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Nabil Emad (Egypt).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Farouk Miya (Uganda) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 59': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt).
    • 59': Allan Kyambadde (Uganda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Khalid Aucho (Uganda) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Ayman Ashraf.
    • 61': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 61': Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Farouk Miya (Uganda) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 62': Substitution, Egypt. Tarek Hamed replaces Mohamed Elneny.
    • 63': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Baher El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Onyango (Uganda).
    • 71': Substitution, Uganda. Taddeo Lwanga replaces Khalid Aucho.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Uganda. Robert Odongkara replaces Denis Onyango because of an injury.
    • 72': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
    • 72': Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 79': Substitution, Uganda. Luwagga Kizito replaces Allan Kyambadde.
    • 81': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
    • 81': Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Hand ball by Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda).
    • 83': Corner, Uganda. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 84': Offside, Uganda. Taddeo Lwanga tries a through ball, but Timothy Awany is caught offside.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda).
    • 86': Nabil Emad (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ayman Ashraf.
    • 88': Foul by Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda).
    • 88': Nabil Emad (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt).
    • 90': Hassan Wasswa (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Egypt. Mohamed El-Shenawy tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Gaber replaces Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 90'+2': Baher El Mohamady (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda).
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Baher El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Omar Gaber (Egypt).
    • 90'+5': Godfrey Walusimbi (Uganda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Uganda. Godfrey Walusimbi tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Okwi is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Farouk Miya (Uganda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Uganda 0, Egypt 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Uganda 0, Egypt 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/egy.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originEGY UGAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/uga.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    18 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 2
    50.9 Possession 49.1
    7 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    277 Accurate Passes 260
    369 Passes 344
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 15
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    68 Long Balls 59
    39 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 14
    23 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

    Venue: Cairo International Stadium
    Location: Cairo, Egypt
    Attendance: 74,566

    Africa Cup of Nations Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Morocco 3 +5 7
    2 Mali 3 0 3
    3 Comoros 3 -2 2
    4 Zambia 3 -3 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    UGA Uganda (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Denis Onyango (GK)
    16 Hassan Wasswa
    3 Timothy Awany
    15 Godfrey Walusimbi
    14 Nicholas Wadada
    23 Micheal Azira
    8 Khalid Aucho
    21 Allan Kyambadde Yellow Card
    17 Farouk Miya
    7 Emmanuel Okwi
    22 Lumala Abdu
    Uganda Substitutes:
    Taddeo Lwanga, Murushid Juuko, Jamal Salim, Luwagga Kizito, Robert Odongkara, Derrick Nsibambi, Patrick Kaddu, Isaac Muleme, Bevis Mugabi, Ronald Mukiibi, Joseph Ochaya, Allan Kateregga.

    EGY Egypt (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
    6 Ahmed Hegazi
    2 Baher El Mohamady
    12 Ayman Ashraf
    3 Ahmed Elmohamady
    21 Nabil Donga
    19 Abdallah Said
    17 Mohamed Elneny
    18 Koka
    7 Trézéguet
    10 Mohamed Salah
    Egypt Substitutes:
    Omar Gaber, Mahmoud Alaa, Ahmed El Shenawy, Walid Soliman, Marwan Mohsen, Ali Ghazal, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Ahmed Ali, Ahmed Mansour, Tarek Hamed.

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