Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the Egyptian national football team, made his first substitution during the friendly match against South Africa, held this evening, Sunday, at Cairo International Stadium. This match concludes the current training camp, which included encounters with Angola and South Sudan, where Egypt collected 4 points to top Group B in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
Imam Ashour was substituted at the start of the second half, with Osama Faisal coming on in his place.
The match is officiated by Algerian referee Nabil Boukhalfa, assisted by compatriots Hamza Bouzit and Haitham Bouyuma, as part of the officiating team for the friendly between Egypt and South Africa at Cairo Stadium.
Egypt will miss their captain Mohamed Salah in this match, along with Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, who left the camp after coordination with the coaching staff, while they also decided to rest Haitham Hassan.
Egypt's Lineup Against South Africa
Goalkeeper: Mostafa Shobair
Defense: Mohamed Hani – Hossam Abdel-Meguid – Rami Rabia – Karim Hafez
Midfield: Marwan Attia – Mohanad Lashin – Imam Ashour
Attack: Ibrahim Adel – Omar Marmoush – Mostafa Ziko
On the bench: Mahdi Suleiman – Mohamed Alaa – Abdel Aziz Al-Balawati – Tarek Alaa – Omar Fayad – Ahmed Fattouh – Mahmoud Saber – Ali Mahmoud – Ahmed Sayed "Zizo" – Osama Faisal – Hamza Abdel Karim.
