Hossam Hassan, the national coach of the Egyptian team, made his first substitution in the 40th minute of the current match against Angola, bringing on Omar Marmoush for Mahmoud Saber.
The match started quickly and energetically from both teams, with Mabululo taking advantage of a mistake by Mohanad Lashin in the 7th minute, firing a powerful shot that went over Mustafa Shobeir's crossbar, marking the first threat to the Pharaohs' goal.
In the 17th minute, Mahmoud Saber missed a golden opportunity after receiving a brilliant pass from Imam Ashour inside the penalty area, but he shot wide of the Angolan goal.
The Kenyan referee disallowed a goal for Egypt scored by Zico in the 22nd minute for offside.
The Egyptian team managed to threaten the Angolan goal multiple times through Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Hani, and Zico, but they could not find the back of the net.
Egypt's lineup against Angola was as follows:
- Goalkeeper: Mustafa Shobeir.
- Defense: Mohamed Hani - Hossam Abdel-Meguid - Rami Rabia - Ahmed Fattouh.
- Midfield: Mohanad Lashin - Imam Ashour - Mahmoud Saber - Haitham Hassan.
- Attack: Mohamed Salah - Zico.
On the bench: Mahdi Suleiman - Mohamed Alaa - Tarek Alaa - Mohamed Abdel-Monem - Omar Fayad - Karim Hafez - Ali Mahmoud - Ibrahim Adel - Ahmed Sayed Zizo - Omar Marmoush - Hamza Abdel Karim.
