Egypt won this Saturday night in Garoua against Guinea-Bissau (1-0). This victory allows Egypt to get its first points in the tournament after losing its opening match against Nigeria. It remains in the race to qualify for the round of 16 and is preparing for Wednesday’s match against Sudan, second in the group. It was time for the Pharaohs to redeem themselves after their worrying opening game against Nigeria. Numerically, the account is good. But for the manner, it is not enough. Carlos Queiroz’s men found Jonas Mendes’ left-hand post twice in the first 20 minutes, with Mohamed Salah hitting the post in the second half and Mostafa Mohamed coming close to converting Omar Marmoush’s superb overhead kick in the 18th minute.
Nigeria beat Sudan 3-1 to advance to the last 16
Nigeria has perfectly conducted its business. Already convincing against Egypt in their first game (1-0), the Super Eagles have easily dominated Sudan, this Saturday in Garoua (3-1). Thanks to this second success in a row, Moses Simon – scorer at the beginning of the second half – and his partners are assured of participating in the last 16 of the competition.
