Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah attends a training session on June 18, 2018 in Saint Petersburg during the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Afcon Group A: Teams, fixtures, standings and results
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on 21 June. You can keep up with the news from Group A right here.
Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah attends a training session on June 18, 2018 in Saint Petersburg during the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
Hosts Egypt are favoured not only to win Group A at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations this June, but to go on and lift the trophy a record-extending eighth time.
They possess in serial Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah an African superstar and can expect passionate support as they seek a first title since edging Ghana in the 2010 final.
Egypt have faced all their group rivals, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe, before at the Cup of Nations, winning seven matches and losing only one.
While the hosts are poised to top the standings, there is little to choose between the other three teams with the top two finishers guaranteed round-of-16 places.
Afcon 2019 Group A teams: Egypt, DR Congo, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Group A: Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
Group A: Fixtures and results
| Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe |
| DR Congo 0-2 Uganda |
| Egypt 2-0 DR Congo |
| Uganda 1-1 Zimbabwe |
| Uganda 0-2 Egypt |
| Zimbabwe 0-4 DR Congo |
