Mohamed Hany scores first Egypt goal with stunning strike against Malawi

Mohamed Hany scored his first goal for Egypt as they took a 3-0 lead over Malawi in their Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifier at Cairo International Stadium on Friday evening.

The right-back struck in the 38th minute, driving a powerful effort from outside the penalty area into the net to give Egypt a commanding advantage before half-time.

Hany had already played a part in the opening goal, sending in the cross which Nasser Maher converted in the sixth minute. The goal was also Maher’s first for the national team.

Omar Marmoush doubled Egypt’s lead four minutes later after capitalising on a misplaced pass in Malawi’s defence. The early goals gave the hosts control of the match and left the visitors under sustained pressure.

Egypt began with clear attacking intent and came close to scoring in the fifth minute when Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet was played through by Mohamed Salah. However, his effort went narrowly wide of the right-hand post.

After taking the lead, Egypt dominated possession and looked to exploit the spaces available to create further chances. Maher nearly scored again in the 27th minute, but his long-range shot passed just wide of the left post.

Malawi had opportunities to respond. Richard Mbulu tested Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir with a powerful strike in the 22nd minute, but Shobeir produced an excellent save to preserve his clean sheet.

Malawi also applied pressure to the Egyptian defence in the 34th minute, although Shobeir dealt effectively with the visitors’ attempts before Hany restored Egypt’s attacking momentum with his spectacular finish four minutes later.

Hossam Abdel Meguid was shown a yellow card in the 24th minute.

The fixture is the first competitive match in charge of Egypt for Ali Maher, who succeeded Hossam Hassan on 7 November. He therefore began his tenure with a qualifier for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Egypt opened their Group B campaign with a goalless home draw against Angola before recording a 5-0 away victory over South Sudan. Those results gave them four points from their opening two matches and put them top of the group on goal difference ahead of Angola.

Malawi arrived in the match with three points. The fixture is listed for 17 November 2026.