African Cup of Nations 1998 · Final

South Africa 0–2 Egypt

Saturday 28 Feb 1998 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (neutral)

South Africa0–2Egypt

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hassan Mostafa

5′0–1Ahmed Hassan Egypt
13′0–2Tarek Mostafa Egypt

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Africa: 1735 → 1699
Egypt: 1746 → 1782

Expected score for South Africa: 48.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 13, 1995–2025.

South Africa wins: 7
Draws: 1
Egypt wins: 5

Form either side

South Africa

Before

0–0 v Angola 8 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Ivory Coast 11 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
4–1 v Namibia 16 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
2–1 v Morocco 22 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
2–1 v DR Congo 25 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

After

1–1 v Zambia 20 May 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 25 May 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Iceland 6 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–3 v France 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–1 v Denmark 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Egypt

Before

2–0 v Mozambique 10 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
4–0 v Zambia 13 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
0–1 v Morocco 17 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
0–0 v Ivory Coast 21 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
2–0 v Burkina Faso 25 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

After

0–0 v Ivory Coast 16 Sep 1998 · Friendly
2–2 v Estonia 23 Sep 1998 · Friendly
2–2 v North Macedonia 29 Sep 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Japan 28 Oct 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Norway 18 Nov 1998 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

South Africa

0–0 v Angola Group stage
1–1 v Ivory Coast Group stage
4–1 v Namibia Group stage
2–1 v Morocco Quarter-final
2–1 v DR Congo Semi-final
0–2 v Egypt Final

Egypt

2–0 v Mozambique Group stage
4–0 v Zambia Group stage
0–1 v Morocco Group stage
0–0 v Ivory Coast Quarter-final
2–0 v Burkina Faso Semi-final
2–0 v South Africa Final

Every South Africa v Egypt match13

From South Africa's side.


26 Dec 2025	Egypt	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
6 Jul 2019	Egypt	1–0	Away	African Cup of Nations 2019	Round of 16
6 Sep 2016	Egypt	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2011	Egypt	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2011	—
26 Mar 2011	Egypt	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2011	—
15 Nov 2006	Egypt	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jan 2006	Egypt	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2003	Egypt	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
10 Nov 2001	Egypt	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Dec 1998	Egypt	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Feb 1998	Egypt	0–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1998	Final
24 Jan 1996	Egypt	0–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 1996	Group stage
24 Nov 1995	Egypt	2–0	Home	Simba Tournament 1995	—

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