This is going to be an important game for both sides, but the Egypt national football team are likely to come out on top and secure a win against the Benin national football team in their upcoming AFCON clash
Match info: AFCON Round of 16
Venue: Stade Adrar, Agadir
Date: Monday, January 5, 2026
Time: 5 pm Nigerian time
Aiming to avoid another round-of-16 elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations, Group B winners Egypt take on Benin at Adrar Stadium on Monday for a place in the tournament’s quarter-finals.
Hossam Hassan’s team have kept consecutive clean sheets after a hard-fought, comeback, tournament-opening victory against Zimbabwe, and they are heavy favourites to beat an opponent whose first-ever 90-minute triumph at this event came in this edition’s group stage.
Head-to-head:
- Egypt have won three of the last four meetings between the two teams.
- Benin have never recorded a victory against Egypt.
- The remaining clash ended in a draw.
- Benin have only won one of their last five games.
- Three of their four encounters produced at least five goals.
Form:
- Egypt in the AFCON: W-W-D
- Egypt in all competitions: D-W-W-W-D
- Benin in the AFCON: L-W-L
- Benin in all competitions: L-L-L-W-L
Team News:
- All of the squad members for Egypt are fit and ready to be in action.
- Benin will miss out on the services of Andreas Hountondji. He is injured.
Player(s) to watch:
- Mohamed Salah will have an important role to play in the final third for the Egypt national football team. He was rested in the previous fixture, but will be in action from the start this time around. Salah has scored two goals in two AFCON 2025 matches this season and will be looking to add more to his tally. He is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.
- Steve Mounie has not scored a single goal in the ongoing campaign of the Africa Cup of Nations as of now, he is still going to play an important role in the final third for the Benin national football team. Mounie will be looking to step up his game and help his side by putting up a top show.