Egypt want additional time to beat Benin 3-1 however ebook their place within the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Printed On 5 Jan 2026
Mohamed Salah scored with the final kick in additional time to seal’s Egypt’s 3-1 win over Benin at Stade d’Agadir within the Morocco-hosted Africa Cup of Nations final 16.
The Pharaohs dug deep after being surprisingly held to 1-1 in regular time on Monday after Benin’s Jodel Dossou pounced on a rebound to degree the soccer recreation within the 83rd minute.
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Egypt dominated from the beginning however needed to wait until the 69th earlier than Marwan Attia lastly made the breakthrough.
Attia was concerned once more when Yasser Ibrahim met his cross with a looping header to ship the ball inside the highest left nook within the seventh minute of additional time.
Salah had the ultimate say on a counterattack, taking pictures previous Benin goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou from exterior the penalty field after Zizo performed him by way of. It was his third objective of the match.
Egypt’s staff, which has performed each recreation in Agadir, will keep within the coastal metropolis for a quarterfinal on Saturday towards Burkina Faso or defending champion Ivory Coast, who had been assembly on Tuesday.
Benin’s solitary win within the group stage, 1-0 over Botswana, was sufficient to achieve the final 16.
On Monday, Omar Marmoush broke by way of early on when Benin keeper Dandjinou emerged to cease him earlier than he received any additional. Dandjinou will need to have recognized he’d have a busy recreation.
Yohan Roche cleared off the road because the Pharaohs stored pushing ahead. However Benin settled and stopped every other clear-cut probabilities. Marmoush and Salah each had efforts blocked.
Egypt was dealt a blow earlier than the break when left again Mohamed Hamdy went off on a stretcher with what appeared like a critical left knee harm after his foot related with Dokou Dodo’s head. Dodo was OK to proceed, however Hamdy lined his eyes as he was carried off whereas receiving well-wishes from teammates.
The breakthrough got here when Mohamed Hany pulled the ball again behind the penalty space and Attia curled it inside the highest left nook with the facet of his boot.
However Dossou despatched the sport to additional time after goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy might solely claw at a deflected goal-ward shot from Junior Olaitan.
The Pharaohs may have an additional day of relaxation earlier than going through their subsequent opponents as they bid for a record-extending eighth title.
Nigeria confronted Mozambique in Fez later Monday. The Tremendous Eagles had been singing and dancing as they made their method into the stadium. The winner of that final 16 match will face a quarterfinal towards Algeria or Congo, who had been to play in Rabat on Tuesday.
Mali and Senegal will play the primary quarterfinal on Friday, adopted by host Morocco going through Cameroon.
