Egypt vs Malawi: 5–0

Egypt beat Malawi 5–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying on Friday, 13 November 2026 at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt.

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying (2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Fri, 13 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
Teams: Egypt (home), Malawi (away)

Goals

6' — Nasser Maher (Egypt)
10' — Omar Marmoush (Egypt)
38' — Mohamed Hany (Egypt)
84' — Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
90'+5' — Mohamed Salah (penalty) (Egypt)

Match statistics

Statistic	Egypt	Malawi
Possession (%)	68.7	31.3
Shots	23	16
Shots on target	12	4
Corners	6	7
Fouls	8	16
Yellow cards	1	3

Starting line-ups

Egypt (4-3-3): Mostafa Shoubir (G), Hossam Abdelmaguid (CD-L), Ramy Rabia (CD-R), Ahmed Fatouh (LB), Mohamed Hany (RB), Mohanad Lashin (CM), Nasser Maher (LM), Zizo (RM), Omar Marmoush (F), Trézéguet (LF), Mohamed Salah (RF).

Malawi (4-4-2): George Chikooka (G), Nickson Nyasulu (CD-L), Blessings Mpokera (CD-R), Emmanuel Nyirenda (LB), Gomezgani Chirwa (RB), John Charles Petro (CM-L), Lloyd Njaliwa (CM-R), Wisdom Mpinganjira (LM), Patrick Mwaungulu (RM), Richard Mbulu (CF-L), Babatunde Adepoju (CF-R).

Recent form

Egypt: won 1–1 away to Australia (3 Jul); lost 3–2 away to Argentina (7 Jul); drew 0–0 vs Angola (25 Sept); won 5–0 away to South Sudan (29 Sept); lost 1–0 vs South Africa (4 Oct).

Malawi: lost 0–0 away to Zambia (28 Mar); lost 1–0 away to Ethiopia (6 Jun); drew 1–1 away to Ethiopia (9 Jun); won 2–1 vs South Sudan (25 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Angola (6 Oct).