South Sudan host Egypt in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Egypt have been the form side in recent times, while South Sudan have found wins hard to come by.
The two teams have met just once before, back in 2023, in a game that tells us little about where they stand today.
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Form: two very different pictures
Egypt's recent sample is huge and fairly current, taking in the World Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations and a run of friendlies through to July 2026. Across those twenty matches they've won eight, drawn eight and lost only four, scoring freely along the way.
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South Sudan: 9 completed matches; Egypt: 20 completed matches.
South Sudan
- Win
- 11.1% 1 / 9
- Draw
- 22.2% 2 / 9
- Loss
- 66.7% 6 / 9
- Scored
- 7
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- -8
Egypt
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Cup | Syria | South Sudan | 25.11.2025 | 2-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | South Africa | South Sudan | 19.11.2024 | 3-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | South Sudan | Congo | 14.11.2024 | 3-2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | South Sudan | Uganda | 15.10.2024 | 1-2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Uganda | South Sudan | 11.10.2024 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | South Sudan | South Africa | 10.09.2024 | 2-3 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Congo | South Sudan | 05.09.2024 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | South Sudan | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.03.2024 | 0-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Sao Tome and Principe | South Sudan | 22.03.2024 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Argentina | Egypt | 07.07.2026 | 3-2 |
| World Cup | Australia | Egypt | 03.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| World Cup | Egypt | Iran | 27.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| World Cup | New Zealand | Egypt | 22.06.2026 | 1-3 |
| World Cup | Belgium | Egypt | 15.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Brazil | Egypt | 07.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Egypt | Russia | 28.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Spain | Egypt | 31.03.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Saudi Arabia | Egypt | 27.03.2026 | 0-4 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | Egypt | Nigeria | 17.01.2026 | 0-0 |
South Sudan's sample is smaller and older, running through 2024 and into late 2025 rather than right up to now. In that spell they won just once in nine outings, lost six, and shipped more goals than they scored.
Egypt look the sharper side on paper, though neither run was played specifically against this opponent.
Comparative Team Statistics: South Sudan vs Egypt
Head-to-head: one match, not much to go on
These two have only met once on record, back in June 2023, when Egypt won 3-0 in a friendly. It's the only data point between them, and a three-year-old friendly doesn't tell us much about a competitive qualifier now.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Egypt | South Sudan | 18.06.2023 | 3-0 |
Standings: Egypt clear at the top
In this qualifying group, Egypt sit top with 13 points from five games, having won four and drawn one. South Sudan are down in fourth with three points from the same number of matches, having won just once. This table only shows these two sides, so we can't say exactly how the rest of the group looks.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group K | |||||||
| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13/5 | 11 |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7/5 | 10 |
| 3 | Congo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/11 | 4 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6/9 | 3 |
| Group C | |||||||
| 1 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11/1 | 13 |
| 2 | Botswana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/6 | 7 |
| 3 | Cape Verde Islands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/6 | 4 |
| 4 | Mauritania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/6 | 4 |
The points gap already says a lot about how each side's campaign has gone so far.
How it could play out
South Sudan have home advantage, which counts for something in matches like this, but their qualifying form hasn't given them much of a platform to build on. Egypt arrive with a much healthier group position and a broader run of matches to draw confidence from. If South Sudan are to get anything from this, they'll likely need a much better night than their recent record suggests.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentino Kuach Yuel | South Sudan | 31 | Forward | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 34 | Midfielder | 175 | 71 |
| Ahmed Abou El Fotouh | Egypt | 28 | Defender | 177 | 68 |
| Mohamed Hany | Egypt | 30 | Defender | 175 | 75 |
| Karim Hafez | Egypt | 30 | Defender | 175 | 64 |
| Nabil Emad Dunga | Egypt | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Trézéguet | Egypt | 32 | Attacker | 180 | 71 |
| Mostafa Mohamed | Egypt | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 78 |
| Mohamed El Shenawy | Egypt | 37 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 86 |
| Yasser Ibrahim | Egypt | 33 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| Rami Rabia | Egypt | 33 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| Hamdi Fathy | Egypt | 32 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| Al Mahdi Soliman | Egypt | 39 | Goalkeeper | 189 | n/a |
| Mohanad Lasheen | Egypt | 30 | Midfielder | 179 | 70 |
| Naser Mansy | Egypt | 28 | Attacker | 183 | n/a |
| Zizo | Egypt | 30 | Forward | 175 | 67 |
| Islam Issa | Egypt | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Khaled Sobhy | Egypt | 31 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Emam Ashour | Egypt | 28 | Midfielder | 181 | 72 |
| H. Hassan | France | 24 | Attacker | 178 | 71 |
| Mahmoud Saber | Egypt | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 73 |
Egypt look the stronger side by some distance based on where they sit in the group and how they've been playing across a wide range of matches. South Sudan's home advantage is real but their recent record doesn't offer much resistance to that argument.
With no market references available for this one, we're not making a selection here. The gap in current form is clear enough, but that's not the same as having a price worth backing.
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