Egypt and Ghana face off in a crucial AFCON 2024 tie in Group B with both teams failing to win their opening group stage fixture.
Mohamed Salah’s late penalty rescued a 2-2 draw for Egypt against Mozambique in their first game of the tournament while Ghana lost 2-1 to Cape Verde in one of the biggest shocks of the opening round.
Despite a poor start, both sides are still in a strong position to progress on to the Round of 16, but the result of this clash in Abidjan will have a decisive role in their campaign.
The Sporting News will be following this Egypt versus Ghana AFCON 2024 match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
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Egypt vs Ghana live score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Egypt | — | — |
| Ghana | — | — |
Lineups:
Egypt (4-3-3): El Shenawy (GK) — Kamal, Hegazi, Abdelmonem, Hamdy — Elneny, Fathi, Ashour — Salah, Mohamed, Marmoush.
Ghana (4-3-3): Ofori (GK) — Odoi, Djiku, Salisu, Mensah — Kudus, Samed, Ashimeru — J. Ayew, Williams, Semenyo.
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Egypt vs Ghana live updates, highlights, and commentary
45 mins to KO: Main….Man….MO!
64 – Since his debut in the @CAF_Online AFCON in 2017, Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 64% of Egypt’s goals in the competition (9/14 – 6 goals, 3 assists). Talisman. #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/QGh4pc1MTJ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 10, 2024
1 hour to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN!
Three changes for Egypt as Omar Kamal, Emam Ashour and Omar Marmoush come in to start in Abidjan!
Tonight’s team! 💪💪#egyptnt #AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/lFqlXwQu8Z
— Egypt National Team (@EgyptNT_EN) January 18, 2024
Ghana mirror that with three changes of their own on the night as Mohammed Kudus and Inaki Williams come in for the Black Stars!
🔔 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🗞️
🌟 Kudus returns!
🧱 Djiku guards the defense 👊🏾
🎯 Inaki & Semenyo lead the attackOur team to face Egypt 🇪🇬#BlackStars pic.twitter.com/28kGUoBKWd
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) January 18, 2024
1 hour and 20 mins to KO: Ghana are hoping for a change in AFCON fortune tonight!
Ghana are currently on their longest ever winless run at AFCON 🇬🇭
2019: 1-1 vs Tunisia 🤝🇹🇳
2022: 0-1 vs Morocco ❌🇲🇦
2022: 1-1 vs Gabon 🤝🇬🇦
2022: 2-3 vs Comoros ❌🇰🇲
2024: 1-2 vs Cape Verde ❌🇨🇻Next up, Egypt 🇪🇬👀 pic.twitter.com/Qm6nrIdmOh
— LiveScore (@livescore) January 18, 2024
1 hour and 40 mins to KO: Salah is not the only Premier League name in Egypt’s squad with Arsenal star Mohamed Elneny set to win his 97th international cap tonight!
Egypt face Ghana in their next Africa Cup of Nations group match!
Wishing you all the best, Mo! ✊ pic.twitter.com/50wBqLh9lw
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 18, 2024
2 hours to KO: Salah looks like a man on a mission at AFCON 2024 — will he be the hero for Egypt again tonight? Stick with us for all the live updates, building towards kickoff time.
Mo Salah scores a 95th-minute penalty to rescue a point for Egypt in their AFCON 2024 opener vs. Mozambique 🎯 pic.twitter.com/wDWxmF5Qxh
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 14, 2024
Egypt vs Ghana lineups
The draw with Mozambique was a warning to Egypt over complacency and they make three starting changes with Eintracht Frankfurt winger Omar Marmoush joining Salah in attack.
Egypt lineup (4-3-3, right to left): El Shenawy (GK) — Kamal, Hegazi, Abdelmonem, Hamdy — Elneny, Fathi, Ashour — Salah, Mohamed, Marmoush.
Egypt subs (12): Gabal, Sobhi, Gabr, Hany, Trezeguet, Kouka, Kahraba, Fattouh, Attia, Hamada, Fathy, Zizo.
There will be plenty of familiar faces in the Ghana starting line up, with Andre Ayew set to captain the Black Stars, alongside his brother Jordan, while Athletic Club striker Inaki Williams leads the attack.
Ghana lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Ofori (GK) — Odoi, Djiku, Salisu, Mensah — Kudus, Samed, Ashimeru — J. Ayew, Williams, Semenyo.
Ghana subs (12): Seidu, Opoku, Ayew, Bukari, Wollacott, Paintsil, Owusu, Ati-Zigi, Amartey, Nuamah, Baba, Sowah.
Egypt vs Ghana live stream, TV channel
The Egypt versus Ghana AFCON 2024 match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. local time from the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Below are the corresponding times, TV channels, and live streams to watch the match in regions around the world
| Date | Kickoff time | TV | Streaming | |
| USA | Thu, Jan. 18 | 3:00 p.m. ET | BeIN Sports | Fubo, BeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz |
| Canada | Thu, Jan. 18 | 3:00 p.m. ET | BeIN Sports | BeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz, Fubo Canada |
| UK | Thu, Jan. 18 | 8:00 p.m. BST | Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, BBC 3 | Sky GO, Now TV, BBC iPlayer |
| Australia | Fri, Jan. 19 | 7:00 a.m. AEST | BeIN Sports 1 | BeIN Sports Connect |
| India | Fri, Jan. 19 | 1:30 a.m. IST | — | FanCode |
USA: This game is streamed live via Fubo, with additional options also available on Fanatiz and BeIN Sports.
Canada: BeIN Sports will provide broadcast coverage with Fubo Canada on streaming duty.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every AFCON 2024 match live and on demand on beIN Sports.
UK: This match is available for live broadcast via Sky Sports with streaming options on Sky GO and Now TV. BBC 3 is also offering free-to-air access with streaming on the BBC iPlayer.