crowned Egypt national team Champion of the African continent for the second time in a row, on this day, May 29, 1959, after defeating Sudan in the final match with two goals to one in the match that was held at Al-Ahly Stadium in Al-Jazira. The first half ended with a lead. Egypt national team With a goal scored by Essam Bahij in the 13th minute following a beautiful through ball from Rifaat Al-Fanajili, and Manzoul equalized for Sudan in the 65th minute with a shot from outside the penalty area, giving the Sudanese team control of the match, and before it took its last breath, the ball reached Sherif Al-Far on the left wing. He passes it to Mahmoud El Gohary, who plays it with a cross, and Essam Bahij meets it with a double kick into Samir Mohamed Ali’s net, announcing Egypt’s victory in the African crown for the second time in a row, and the tournament standings become Egypt the champion with “4” points, then Sudan with “2 points”, and Ethiopia with no score.
And playing a team Egypt This match was in a formation consisting of: Adel Heikal, Yakan Hussein, Alaa Al-Hamouli, Tariq Salim, Refaat Al-Fanajili, Taha Ismail, Issam Bahij, Sherif Al-Far, Saleh Salim, Mahmoud Al-Gohary, Mimi El-Sherbiny, while Sudan was represented by: Samir Muhammad Ali Mutawakel, Al-Hadi, Othman. , Ohaja, Ibrahim Al-Kabir, Al-Zubayr, Al-Darisa, Al-Muhayna, Manzul, Yunus.
While this tournament witnessed the modification of the confrontation system “to be held in a league system and in one round” so that the three participating teams would meet each other.. The first meeting was held between the Egyptian team and its Ethiopian counterpart, and ended with the victory of the Pharaohs team (4-0), from which the late General “Mahmoud El Gohary” scored. Hat-trick” and the famous commentator “Mimi El-Sherbiny” one goal.
The Egyptian national team holds the record for the number of times it has won the African Cup of Nations, with 7 titles, followed by Cameroon with 5 titles, then Ghana with 4 titles, then Nigeria with 3 titles.
The Egyptian team was last crowned with the African Cup of Nations title in 2010 in Angola, and for the third time in a row after 2006 in Egypt and 2008 in Ghana.