Africa Cup of Nations · Tuesday 22 January 2008 · Kumasi, Ghana
Egypt 4–2 Cameroon (22 Jan 2008): Result & Goals
Goals
- 14'
Hosny Abd Rabo penEgypt - 17'Mohamed ZidanEgypt
- 45'Mohamed ZidanEgypt
- 51'
Samuel Eto'oCameroon - 82'Hosny Abd RaboEgypt
- 90'Samuel Eto'o penCameroon
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawCameroon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 21 between Egypt and Cameroon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 8 wins, Cameroon 5, 7 draws.
- Previous meeting: Cameroon 1–1 Egypt on 8 October 2005 (World Cup Qualification).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Cameroon won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1737, Cameroon 1792 — Cameroon were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 3–3 vs Angola13 Jan 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Mali10 Jan 2008 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Namibia5 Jan 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–4 vs Japan17 Oct 2007 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Botswana13 Oct 2007 · AFCON Qualification
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Galicia27 Dec 2007 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Equatorial Guinea9 Sep 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Japan22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Rwanda17 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Liberia3 Jun 2007 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Cameroon1–1Egypt8 Oct 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- Egypt3–2Cameroon5 Sep 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- Cameroon0–0Egypt3 Feb 2004 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Cameroon1–0Egypt4 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Egypt2–0Cameroon22 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- Cameroon2–1Egypt18 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations