After locking horns in the Africa Cup of Nations final in February, Senegal and Egypt will square off again two months later as they play each other in the World Cup playoffs. The first of their two-legged matches will be played on Friday at Cairo’s International Stadium with kickoff at 10:30 pm.
Egypt will face Senegal on the pitch again later this month, but this time over two legs in the World Cup qualifiers. The Pharaohs will now look to quickly put that heartbreak behind them and return to winning ways as they turn their attention to the World Cup qualifiers, where they will face the Lions of Teranga once again, but this time over two legs.
Ronaldo’s team collected 14 points by winning four of their six qualifiers, finishing top of Group F with a seven-point lead over runners-up Gabon.
Egypt is unbeaten in their last seven matches at home, claiming six wins and one draw since they lost 1-0 to South Africa in the 2019 AFCON.
Senegal qualified for a World Cup playoff spot after finishing atop Group H with 16 points from six matches, eight points above second-placed Togo. Senegal only dropped points in the group via a thrilling 1-1 draw against Togo on November 11, when Habib Diallo scored the game’s last significant touch to cancel out Richard Nane’s first-half opener.
Egypt vs. Senegal Head to Head
Both sides have four games against each other, with hosts taking one win while visitors with two wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Senegal 0-0 Egypt
- Cameroon 0-0 Egypt
- Egypt 2-1 Morocco
- Ivory Coast 0-0 Egypt
- Egypt 1-0 Sudan
Away
- Senegal 0-0 Egypt
- Burkina Faso 1-3 Senegal
- Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Senegal
- Senegal 2-0 Cape Verde
- Malawi 0-0 Senegal
Egypt Team News
Egypt has named a squad consisting of 22 players to face Senegal, including five foreign-based players, Omar Marmoush and Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet. Senegalese footballer Mohamed Salah, who currently tops the Premier League with 20 goals, remains the Pharaohs’ key man. He has scored 47 goals in 47 games for his country.
Senegal Team News
Meanwhile, Cisse has called up a similar side that stormed to the AFCON title back in January, including the Premier League duo of Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and Liverpool winger Sadio Mane. Mane will once again play a vital role for the Lions of Teranga at the attacking end of the pitch, teaming up with Sarr and Famara Kouyate.
Prediction and Odds
Egypt will go into Wednesday’s game looking to even the series with Senegal, having lost the previous three meetings between the two sides.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- 1H: 0-0
