The visitors' display was much more striking than expected, and the result raised so many questions about the Pharaohs' qualification prospects.

FilGoal.com assessed each of Hassan Shehata's men according to the game (on a scale of 1 to 10):

Essam Al-Hadari (6): The Sion goalie was barely tested during the match, and he is not to blame for the goal he conceded.

Ahmed Fathi (7): The Ahli defender was influential at the back, and his close marking was a real pain in the neck for Zambia over the 90 minutes.

Hani Saied (3): Again was incompetent, and couldn't pose a real obstacle for Egypt's opponents, who had no problem feinting past him. He was also yellow-cared for a deliberate foul a couple of yards out of the penalty area; a mistake that could have resulted in a spot-kick for Zambia.

Wael Gomaa (5): As usual he was combative and hard to dribble past. He dispossessed the opposition frontmen quite frequently, but his slip-ups could have cost his team dearly.

Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (6): The ENPPI man was effective on the right wing, and his diagonal cross set up Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki to hit the opener, but his form dropped in the second half.

Mohamed Barakat (5): The mercurial midfielder was not at his best. A cunning shot from the left side was his most memorable attempt in the game. Seemingly, playing him at the right flank was not a wise decision by the technical staff.

Mohamed Shawky (4): Apparently, his status as a fringe player at Middlesbrough abysmally affected his level. He was so out of form and his recurrent mis-passes helped the visitors take control for a while.

Ahmed Hassan (7): The second best player in the Egyptian side after Amr Zaki, but couldn't make much of a difference. The versatile veteran was consistent and vital in midfield. He was brave to play all 90 minutes despite picking up an injury when Egypt's three substitutions were already made.

Mohamed Zidan (4): He failed to properly fulfill the playmaker duties, and squandered some opportunities in the first half before being taken off after the interval.

Emad Meteb (3): The wastefulness of Meteb was probably the worst part of Egypt's horrendous performance. He wasted a handful of clear-cut chances and bizarrely lost the ball many times in Zambia's box before making way for Mido.

Amr Zaki (8): The robust hitman was arguably the best player among the Egyptians. He sustained a facial knock, and yet, played the whole 90 minutes and netted a superb goal. He gave it his all till the very last minute.

Substitutes:

Mohamed Abou-Treika (5): The Ahli playmaker replaced Mohamed Zidan right after Zambia's leveler, but was notably out-of-sorts and wasted more than one chance.

Hosni Abd Rabou (5): He came on in the second period instead of Hani Saied, but couldn’t make a tangible impact.

Mido (5): He was introduced as a second-half substitute, but like the majority of his teammates, he was far from being fit, and made several blunders.