International Friendly · Wednesday 3 December 1997 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
GhanaEgypt 3–2 Ghana (3 Dec 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Egypt and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 4 wins, Ghana 3, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 2–0 Ghana on 16 June 1997 (Korea Cup).
- Egypt won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 17 goals.
- Ghana won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1648, Ghana 1515 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 5–0 vs Liberia17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 8–1 vs Ethiopia27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Senegal13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Morocco21 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Ghana16 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Sierra Leone17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Angola22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Egypt16 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
- 0–3 vs South Korea14 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup