International Friendly · Egypt win 2-0 on penalties

Egypt vs Cape Verde: 1–1

Egypt beat Cape Verde 2–0 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the International Friendly on Monday, 17 November 2025 at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

• Competition: International Friendly (2025 International Friendly)
• Kick-off time: Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 16:00 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Penalties
• Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
• Attendance: 2,300
• Teams: Egypt (home), Cape Verde (away)

Goals

• 7' — Garry Rodrigues (penalty) (Cape Verde)
• 57' — Omar Marmoush (Egypt)

Starting line-ups

Egypt (4-3-3): Mohamed El Shenawy (G), Mohamed Hamdy (CD-L), Ramy Rabia (CD-R), Ahmed Fatouh (LB), Mohamed Hany (RB), Mahmoud Saber (CM), Nabil Donga (LM), Marawan Attia (RM), Mostafa Mohamed (F), Omar Marmoush (LF), Taher Mohamed (RF).

Cape Verde (4-2-3-1): Bruno Varela (G), Diney Borges (CD-L), Kelvin Pires (CD-R), David Moreira (LB), Jorge Xavier (RB), Laros Duarte (AM), Garry Rodrigues (LM), Kevin Pina (RM), Nuno da Costa (F), Hélio Varela (AM-L), Telmo Arcanjo (AM-R).

Recent form

Egypt: won 2–0 vs Ethiopia (5 Sept); drew 0–0 away to Burkina Faso (9 Sept); won 3–0 away to Djibouti (8 Oct); won 1–0 vs Guinea-Bissau (12 Oct); lost 2–0 vs Uzbekistan (14 Nov).

Cape Verde: won 2–0 away to Mauritius (4 Sept); won 1–0 vs Cameroon (9 Sept); drew 3–3 away to Libya (8 Oct); won 3–0 vs Eswatini (13 Oct); lost 0–0 away to Iran (13 Nov).