Ivory Coast will meet Egypt in the toughest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 match to predict – on paper at least! Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Egypt 2-0 DRC: Salah scores, Congo eliminated – as the goals happened
Egypt are through to the last 16 at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. DRC are going home. Here’s how it happened.
Ivory Coast will meet Egypt in the toughest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 match to predict – on paper at least! Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Egypt became the second team after Nigeria to be sure of a last 16 place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat DR Congo 2-0. The Leopards became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament.
Uganda held Zimbabwe to a 1-1 draw in the other Group A game, which means the final round of fixtures will have everything to play for – for everyone except DRC.
Ahmed Elmohamady prodded Egypt ahead on 25 minutes after a wicked Salah cross and the Liverpool star slammed in a second shortly before half-time to spark frenzied celebrations at a packed Cairo International Stadium.
With his side riding their luck, Salah rose to the occasion and settled Egyptian nerves two minutes before half-time with a typically brilliant finish.
Played into space down the right by Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan, Salah skipped inside Tisserand and ripped a crisp low drive inside Matampi’s near post to cue a volcanic eruption from the masses of delirious Egyptians supporters.
Elmohamady’s goal vs DRC
Mo Salah’s goal vs DR Congo
Egypt vs DR Congo – as it happened
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Additional reporting by TSA Staff, agencies.
