The Egyptian national team achieved a big victory over its counterpart South Sudan with a score of 5-0, in the match that brought the two teams together today, Tuesday, at Juba Stadium, as part of the second round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Egyptian team imposed its dominance on the course of the match, and Mostafa Zico succeeded in opening the scoring in the 36th minute, giving the Pharaohs the lead before the end of the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, the Egyptian team continued its offensive pressure, and Omar Marmoush managed to add the second goal in the 49th minute, before Ibrahim Adel consolidated the Pharaohs' lead by scoring the third goal in the 75th minute.
Marmoush returned to score his second personal goal and the fourth for the Egyptian team in the 83rd minute, before Hamza Abdel Karim concluded the Pharaohs' quintet with a goal in the second minute of added time.
With this victory, the Egyptian team raised its balance to 4 points to top the second group standings in the qualifiers, while the South Sudanese team remained without any points in fourth and last place.
The Egyptian team had started its qualifying campaign with a goalless draw against Angola in the first round, which was held last Friday, before achieving its first victory in the second round in a strong manner.