Africa Cup of Nations · Wednesday 12 March 1980 · Lagos, Nigeria
Egypt 2–1 Tanzania (12 Mar 1980): Result & Goals
Goals
- 32'
Hassan ShehataEgypt - 38'Mussad NurEgypt
- 86'
Thuwein WaziriTanzania
Pre-match prediction
62%24%14%
Egypt winDrawTanzania win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Egypt and Tanzania.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Tanzania 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 10–1 Tanzania on 16 July 1973 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Tanzania won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1678, Tanzania 1480 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Ivory Coast8 Mar 1980 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Kenya13 Jul 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Kenya30 Jun 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Libya22 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 4–1 vs Malawi18 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
Tanzania: last 5 matches
- 1–3 vs Nigeria8 Mar 1980 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Zanzibar16 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 0–4 vs Malawi14 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 1–1 vs Malawi13 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 5–3 vs Uganda9 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt10–1Tanzania16 Jul 1973 · International Friendly