Africa Cup of Nations · Friday 3 February 2006 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 4–1 DR Congo (3 Feb 2006): Result & Goals
Goals
- 33'
Ahmed Hassan penEgypt - 39'Hossam HassanEgypt
- 45'
Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa o.g.DR Congo - 58'Emad MoteabEgypt
- 89'Ahmed HassanEgypt
Pre-match prediction
72%19%9%
Egypt winDrawDR Congo win
Based on Elo ratings (Egypt 1772, DR Congo 1554) and the outcomes of 5,392 past internationals with a similar rating gap. Statistics, not betting advice. Try the predictor →
Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between Egypt and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 3 wins, DR Congo 2, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 2–2 DR Congo on 14 January 2004 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- DR Congo won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1772, DR Congo 1554 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Ivory Coast28 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Morocco24 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Libya20 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–2 vs South Africa14 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Zimbabwe5 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Cameroon29 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Angola25 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Togo21 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Senegal14 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Morocco9 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt2–2DR Congo14 Jan 2004 · International Friendly
- DR Congo0–0Egypt28 Jul 1989 · AFCON Qualification
- Egypt2–0DR Congo16 Jul 1989 · AFCON Qualification
- DR Congo3–2Egypt21 Nov 1985 · International Friendly
- Egypt3–2DR Congo12 Jul 1975 · Iran International Tournament
- Egypt2–3DR Congo9 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations