Africa Cup of Nations · Friday 22 May 1959 · Cairo, United Arab Republic
EthiopiaEgypt 4–0 Ethiopia (22 May 1959): Result & Goals
Goals
- 29'
Mahmoud El-GoharyEgypt - 42'Mahmoud El-GoharyEgypt
- 64'Mimi El-SherbiniEgypt
- 73'Mahmoud El-GoharyEgypt
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawEthiopia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Egypt and Ethiopia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Ethiopia 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia on 16 February 1957 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Ethiopia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 16 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1507, Ethiopia 1505 — an evenly matched game.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Germany28 Dec 1958 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Czechoslovakia13 Dec 1957 · International Friendly
- 0–4 vs Turkey6 Apr 1957 · Mediterranean Cup
- 4–3 vs Sudan17 Feb 1957 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Ethiopia16 Feb 1957 · Africa Cup of Nations
Ethiopia: last 5 matches
- 0–4 vs Egypt16 Feb 1957 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Sudan16 Nov 1956 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Djibouti2 Jun 1954 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Djibouti1 Jun 1954 · International Friendly
- 10–2 vs Djibouti1 May 1954 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt4–0Ethiopia16 Feb 1957 · Africa Cup of Nations