Setting The Records Straight: Ghana Vrs Egypt
Ghana has a shambolic record playing against Egypt in the month of October ? ahead of the crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
The Black Stars suffered their highest defeat in an international competitive match against the Pharaohs on October 18, 1964 where Ghana lost 5-1 to Egypt in the Olympic Games in Japan.
The Black Stars have however had very bright moments in the month of October as well.
The team recorded its highest win to date against Malawi on 15th October 1962 where the Black Stars beat Malawi 12-0 in an international friendly.
The Black Stars also sealed their first ever qualification to the World Cup with a 4-0 win over Cape Verde on October 8, 2005.
Below is the breakdown of all the statistics of games between Ghana and Egypt and also the remarkable October record of the Black Stars:
HEAD TO HEAD
GHANA VS EGYPT
10/01/2013 Egypt 0-3 Ghana Venue- UAE Friendly
Scorers: Agyemang Badu, Richmond Boakye Yiadom and Asamoah Gyan
11/02/2009 Egypt 2-2 Ghana Friendly
31/01/2010 Egypt 1-0 Ghana Venue-Angola Nations Cup final (CM)
11/02/2009 Egypt 2-2 Ghana Friendly
22/12/2002 Egypt 0-0 Ghana Friendly
04/01/2002 Egypt 2-0 Ghana Friendly
17/06/2000 Egypt 2-0 Ghana Friendly
12/11/1999 Egypt 1-2 Ghana Friendly
03/12/1997 Egypt 3-2 Ghana Friendly
16/06/1997 Egypt 2-0 Ghana venue-South Korea Friendly
26/05/1996 Egypt 2-0 Ghana Friendly
29/12/1995 Egypt 1-2 Ghana Friendly
02/01/1994 Ghana 2-1 Egypt Friendly
23/08/1994 Egypt 2-0 Ghana Friendly
29/12/1993 Ghana 0-0Egypt Friendly
17/01/1992 Egypt 0-1 Ghana Venue-Senegal Nations Cup rd 1 (CM)
06/07/1990 Ghana 2-2 Egypt Friendly
16/01/1973 Egypt 2-1 Ghana Venue- Nigeria. All African Games ? (CM)
09/02/1970 Egypt 1-1 Ghana Venue:Sudan Nations Cup Rd 1(CM)
18/10/1964 Egypt 5-1 Ghana Venue: Japan Olympic Games (CM)
Ghana?s highest defeat in a competitive international game
03/07/1960 Ghana 2-2 Egypt Friendly
06/12/1959 Ghana 2-0 Egypt Olympic Games qualifier (CM)
Ghana in the return match in Accra scored all the two goals through Edward Acquah, the man with a sputnik shot
13/11/1959 Egypt 2-1 Ghana Olympic Games qualifier (CM)
Aggrey Fyn scored the first goal in Ghana Egypt encounters, before Hilmy Rafaat scored two goals to give Egypt 2-1 victory
TOTAL: 22
GHANA:6
EGYPT: 10
DRAWS; 6
IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES
TOTAL: 7
GHANA: 2
EGYPT: 4
DRAWS; 1
N/B: (CM)means competitive matches
N/B:Home teams have their names appearing first, but in the case the match took place on a neutral ground, the venue is stated.
CURRENT FIFA RANKING
GHANA: 24
EGYPT: 50
Road to the final stage of the World Cup qualifiers
GHANA
06/09/2013 Ghana 2-1 Zambia
16/06/2013 Lesotho 0-2Ghana
07/06/2013 Sudan 1-3 Ghana
24/03/2013 Ghana 4-0 Sudan
09/06/2012 Zambia 1-0 Ghana
01/06/2012 Ghana 7-0 Zambia
EGYPT
10/09/ 2012 Egypt 4-2 Guinea
16/06/2013 Mozambique 0-1 Egypt
09/06/2013 Zimbabwe 2-4 Egypt
26/03/2013 Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe
01/06/2012 Egypt 2-0 Mozambique
10/06/ 2012 Guinea 2-3 Egypt
BLACK STARS HAVE PLAYED THREE REMARKABLE MATCHES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
15/10/1962 Malawi 0-12 Ghana Friendly
Ghana?s highest victory in international matches
18/10/1964 Egypt 5-1 Ghana Venue: Japan Olympic Games (CM)
Ghana?s highest defeat in a competitive international game
08/10/2005 Cape Verde Islands 0-4 Ghana Ancq/Wcq
The day Ghana qualified for the World Cup for the very first time
By Thomas Freeman Yeboah, Metro FM ? Kumasi
