African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Egypt 2–0 Benin

Wednesday 20 Jan 2010 · Benguela, Angola (neutral)

Egypt2–0Benin

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Elmohamady Moteab

7′1–0Ahmed Elmohamady Egypt
23′2–0Emad Moteab Egypt

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Egypt

Came on

9Mohamed ZidanFW↑53′
15Mohamed NagyMF↑67′
16Ahmed WahidGK↑76′

Benin

Came on

9Mohamed AoudouFW↑46′
14Mickaël PotéFW↑70′
19Jocelin AhoueyaMF↑88′

Elo

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

Egypt: 1844 → 1856
Benin: 1561 → 1549

Expected score for Egypt: 83.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 2004–2026.

Egypt wins: 4
Draws: 1
Benin wins: 0

Form either side

Egypt

Before

0–1 v Algeria 18 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Malawi 29 Dec 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Mali 4 Jan 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v Nigeria 12 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
2–0 v Mozambique 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

After

3–1 v Cameroon 25 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
4–0 v Algeria 28 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–0 v Ghana 31 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–3 v England 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
6–3 v DR Congo 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly

Benin

Before

1–0 v Ghana 11 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Sudan 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Libya 6 Jan 2010 · Friendly
2–2 v Mozambique 12 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
0–1 v Nigeria 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

After

0–2 v Niger 7 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Niger 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Burundi 5 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
3–0 v Rwanda 9 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
2–3 v Libya 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Egypt	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Nigeria	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Benin	3	0	1	2	-3	1
4Mozambique	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

Egypt

3–1 v Nigeria Group stage
2–0 v Mozambique Group stage
2–0 v Benin Group stage
3–1 v Cameroon Quarter-final
4–0 v Algeria Semi-final
1–0 v Ghana Final

Benin

2–2 v Mozambique Group stage
0–1 v Nigeria Group stage
0–2 v Egypt Group stage

Every Egypt v Benin match5

From Egypt's side.


5 Jan 2026	Benin	3–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
20 Jan 2010	Benin	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
19 Nov 2008	Benin	5–1	Home	Friendly	—
4 Sep 2005	Benin	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
4 Jul 2004	Benin	3–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN