Egypt decisively defeated South Sudan 5-0 on Tuesday, September 29, in Juba, during the second day of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, despite the absence of Mohamed Salah.
The Egyptian captain was rested due to the synthetic turf, a decision made with the staff before the trip. His absence did not prevent the Pharaohs from recording the largest victory of the opening matches of this second day.
Marmoush scores twice, Abdelkarim opens his account
Mostafa Zico launched the offensive festival before Omar Marmoush scored a brace. Ibrahim Adel also found the back of the net, then Hamza Abdelkarim scored his first goal with the Egyptian national team in stoppage time.
Entering in the 87th minute, the young Barcelona forward capitalized on a ball parried by the South Sudanese goalkeeper to make the score 5-0.
After the 0-0 draw against Angola on the first matchday, Egypt now has four points in Group B. South Sudan remains without points after two defeats, against Malawi and then against the Pharaohs.
