Egypt and Ghana will be looking to ignite their AFCON 2024 campaigns on January 18 as they meet in Group B action.
Mohamed Salah’s dramatic late penalty sealed a 2-2 draw for Egypt against Mozambique in their opening match of the tournament as Ghana slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat against Cape Verde.
Those results places even more focus on this tie with Salah’s Egypt and an experienced Ghana side both tipped for Round of 16 qualification before the competition kicked off.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
What time does Egypt vs Ghana kick off?
This AFCON 2024 clash takes place at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and kicks off on Thursday, January 18 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Thu, Jan. 18 3:00 p.m. ET Canada Thu, Jan. 18 3:00 p.m. ET UK Thu, Jan. 18 8:00 p.m. GMT Australia Fri, Jan. 19 7:00 a.m. AEDT India Fri, Jan. 19 1:30 a.m. IST
Egypt vs Ghana live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this AFCON 2024 match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
Region TV Streaming USA BeIN Sports Fubo, BeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz Canada BeIN Sports
BeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz, Fubo Canada
UK Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, BBC 3 Sky GO, Now TV, BBC iPlayer Australia BeIN Sports 1 BeIN Sports Connect India — 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.
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Egypt vs Ghana lineups, team news
Despite their struggles against Mozambique, Egypt will not make too many changes, with Eintracht Frankfurt winger Omar Marmoush potentially coming in to start.
Egypt (4-3-3, right to left): El Shenawy (GK) — Hany, Hegazi, Abdelmonem, Hamdy — Elneny, Fathi, Zizo — Salah, Mohamed, Marmoush.
Egypt subs: TBC
Defeat in their opening game could trigger a reshuffle with veteran forward Andre Ayew set to start for the Black Stars. He will join his brother Jordan in the starting XI with Athletic Club striker Inaki Williams also pushing to start.
Ghana (4-2-3-1 right to left): Ofori (GK) — Odoi, Djiku, Salisu, Mensah — Baba, Samed — J. Ayew, Semeyo, Williams — A. Ayew.
Ghana subs: TBC
Egypt vs Ghana prediction
Egypt saved themselves from an embarrassing defeat against Mozambique, but they need a positive result in this game, against a Ghana team in need of a spark.
A reliance on Salah remains an issue for Egypt, and the incoming changes for Ghana should tip the balance in their favour, as Chris Hughton looks to get their campaign up and running.
Prediction: Egypt 1-2 Ghana