World Cup Qualification · Saturday 21 January 1989 · Lilongwe, Malawi
Malawi 1–1 Egypt (21 Jan 1989): Result & Goals
Goals
- 60'
Abdel Rasoul HeshamEgypt - 89'
Peterkins KayiraMalawi
Pre-match prediction
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Malawi winDrawEgypt win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Malawi and Egypt.
- Head-to-head before this game: Malawi 1 wins, Egypt 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Malawi 2–1 Egypt on 6 August 1987 (All-African Games).
- Malawi won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Egypt won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Malawi 1580, Egypt 1699 — an evenly matched game.
Malawi: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Kenya7 Jan 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–1 vs Zambia19 Nov 1988 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 3–0 vs Kenya12 Nov 1988 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 1–0 vs Zanzibar10 Nov 1988 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 0–0 vs Tanzania6 Nov 1988 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Finland13 Jan 1989 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Finland11 Jan 1989 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Liberia6 Jan 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zambia20 Dec 1988 · International Friendly
- 1–3 vs Switzerland14 Dec 1988 · International Friendly