Africa Cup of Nations News: Egypt vs Benin Confirmed Line-ups

By Victor Martins, FootballPredictions.NET, 15:30 05/01/2026

We’re counting down to the Egypt vs Benin Africa Cup of Nations clash which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the teams are now available.

We can reveal that the starting eleven for Egypt which has been officially confirmed as:

Egypt

Mohamed El Shenawy #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: El Hamool, Egypt
Mohamed Hamdy #12
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
Ramy Rabia #5
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Dakahlia, Egypt
Yasser Ibrahim #6
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Dakahlia, Egypt
Mohamed Hany #3
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
Hamdi Fathy #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Beheira, Egypt
Marwan Attia #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Egypt
Mahmoud Hassan #7
Also known as Trézéguet
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Ibrahim Adel #10
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Port Said, Egypt
Mohamed Salah #10
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Basyoun, Egypt
Omar Marmoush #22
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Egypt
Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
Bench: El Shenawy, A (G), Shobeir, M (G), Abou El Fotouh, A (D), Sobhi, K (D), Abdelmaguid, H (D), Ismail, M (D), Eid, A (D), Saber, M (M), Ashour, E (M), Shehata, M (M), Fathi, M (F), Zizo, A (F), Faisal, O (F), Mohsen, S (F), Mohamed, M (F).

The starting line-up for Benin has also been confirmed as:

Benin

Marcel Dandjinou #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Ganvié, Benin
Yohan Roche #21
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Lyon, France
Mohamed Tijani #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 91kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ivory Coast
Olivier Verdon #6
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Clamart, France
Tamimou Ouorou #3
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Cotonou, Benin
Imourane Hassane #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Savalou, Benin
Sessi D'Almeida #15
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Bordeaux, France
Dokou Dodo #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Cotonou, Benin
Junior Olaitan #15
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Benin
Rodolfo Aloko #17
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Sô-Ava, Benin
Aiyegun Tosin #15
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Substitutes: Allagbé, S (G), Obassa, S (G), Kiki, D (D), Azongnitode, C (D), Fassinou, R (D), Samadou, A (M), Kossi, R (M), Ahoudo, G (M), Ahouangbo, M (M), Ahlinvi, M (M), Rachidou, R (F), Dossou, J (F), Tessilimi, O (F), Amoussou, R (F), Akimey, A (F).

See the link below for our full match preview and statistics.

Egypt
Benin
1 - 1
👉 Egypt to win
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