Africa Cup of Nations

FT Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Match Report

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Egypt rescue draw with Ghana after Kudus brace

Mohammed Kudus scored a brace of goals but Ghana twice let a lead slip to draw 2-2 with Egypt in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash in Abidjan on Thursday, with the latter facing an anxious wait over an injury concern for Mohamed Salah.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
42.2
Possession
57.8
6
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
369
320
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
38
18
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
10
25
Clearances
10

Head to Head

EGY leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mohamed El ShenawyG
  2. 24Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-L
  3. 6Ahmed HegaziCD-R
  4. 12Mohamed HamdyLB
  5. 4Omar KamalRB
  6. 8Emam AshourAM
  7. 17Mohamed ElnenyLM
  8. 5Hamdy FathyRM
  9. 19Mostafa MohamedF
  10. 22Omar MarmoushAM-L
  11. 10Mohamed SalahAM-R

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 6Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  3. 23Alexander DjikuCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 3Denis OdoiRB
  6. 20Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 21Salis Abdul SamedLM
  8. 8Majeed AshimeruRM
  9. 25Antoine SemenyoF
  10. 9Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 19Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+2' Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Fathi replaces Mohamed Salah because of an injury.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Egypt 0, Ghana 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
  4. 62' Substitution, Ghana. Iddrisu Baba replaces Majeed Ashimeru.
  5. 68' Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  6. 69' Goal! Egypt 1, Ghana 1. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
  7. 71' Goal! Egypt 1, Ghana 2. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Odoi.
  8. 73' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Iñaki Williams.
  9. 74' Goal! Egypt 2, Ghana 2. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trézéguet.
  10. 89' Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
  11. 89' Substitution, Ghana. Joseph Paintsil replaces Osman Bukari.
  12. 90' Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Attia replaces Omar Marmoush.

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