JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudan suffered a heavy 5–0 defeat to Egypt in the second round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Juba National Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Egypt took control of the contest before the break, with Mostafa Mohamed Abdelraouf opening the scoring in the 36th minute with a close-range finish following an assist from Ahmed Mohammed.
The Pharaohs went into half-time with a 1–0 advantage.
Four minutes after the restart, Egypt doubled their lead through Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush. Mohanad Mostafa Ahmed won possession from South Sudan midfielder Chan Peter before releasing a long ball behind the Bright Stars' defence. Marmoush raced onto the pass and finished to make it 2–0.
Egypt continued to threaten, and substitute Ibrahim Adel Aly added a third goal 17 minutes after coming on.
Marmoush then completed his brace in the 83rd minute to put Egypt 4–0 ahead. Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan substituted Marmoush in the 87th minute, but the visitors continued to push forward.
Hamza Mohamed Abdelkerem completed the scoring in stoppage time, finding the net in the 90+2nd minute to seal a 5–0 victory for the Pharaohs.
The result gives Egypt their first win of the qualifying campaign after they opened Group B with a draw against Mozambique.
For South Sudan, the defeat represents their second consecutive loss in the qualifiers. The Bright Stars began their campaign with a 2–1 defeat away to Malawi in Lilongwe.
South Sudan will now look to regroup ahead of their next qualifying assignment as they seek their first points of the campaign.
