South Africa v Egypt, 16 December 1998
| Score | 2-1 to South Africa |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
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South Africa
Manager: Trott Moloto
Goals:
| Benni McCarthy | 40 |
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| Benni McCarthy | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hans Vonk
Defender
Pierre Issa
Defender
Papi Khomane
Defender/Centre back
Mark Fish
Midfielder
Bradley Carnell
Midfielder
Quinton Fortune
Midfielder
Thabo Mngomeni
Forward
Phil Masinga
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
| Delron Buckley for Bradley Carnell | 62 |
| Steve Lekoelea for Joel Masilela | 64 |
| Pollen Ndlanya for Phil Masinga | 65 |
| Sibusiso Zuma for | 80 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Steve Lekoelea
Forward
Delron Buckley
Forward
Pollen Ndlanya
Forward
Sibusiso Zuma
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Egypt
Manager: Mahmoud El Gohary
Goals:
| Hossam Hassan | 34 |
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Starting lineup:
Nader Ibrahim El Sayed
Goalkeeper
Abdelzaher El Saqqa
Defender
Abdelsatar Sabry
Midfielder
Ahmed Hassan
Midfielder/Forward
Hossam Hassan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hossam Abdelmonem for Hesham Hanafy | 59 |
| Osama Nabih for | 80 |
| Yasser Rayan for Mohamed Omara | 80 |
| Alaa Ibrahim for Ahmed Hassan | 89 |