Egypt Qualifies for 2023 African Cup of Nations in Football

Guinea, who played the match in Morocco, advanced because its stadiums did not obtain licenses through Serho Gerassi (26), and just for the “Pharaohs” team, the record holder with the number of titles (7), substitute Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet” (42), and Mustafa Mohamed added the second goal (79). ).

Egypt topped Group D with 12 points, while Guinea froze at 9 points in second place, and its qualification was postponed pending the outcome of the match between Ethiopia and Malawi on June 20.

So far, eight teams have qualified, along with Egypt, defending champion Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso, in addition to the host Ivory Coast.

The struggle revolves around settling the remaining 16 cards, two rounds before the end of the qualifiers. The champion and runner-up of each of the 12 groups will qualify for the finals scheduled between January 13 and February 11, 2024.

Nine teams are playing their matches on neutral ground, due to the failure to meet the licenses of the African Union to hold international matches.

In the first half, and from an organized attack, Naby Keita passed the ball deep into the Pharaohs’ defense to Issiaga Sialla, who came from behind, and turned it into a cross to Gerassi, who hit it directly into the empty goal of his goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shennawy (26).

From a counter-attack, the ball reached the penalty area for Trezeguet, and he hit it hard, and it rebounded from the hand of goalkeeper Ibrahim Kony, to the uncensored Mohamed Salah, who strangely hit it over the crossbar (28).

Egypt’s players continued their offensive pressure and took advantage of the defensive retreat, and from an organized attack, Mahmoud Hamada passed in depth to Liverpool star Salah, who in turn passed it to Trezeguet, who was free from control, and he singled it out and hit it to the right of Kony (42). Three minutes later, the left back, Mohamed Hamdi, penetrated the defense and passed an elaborate cross, which reached Salah inside the penalty area, and he hit it hard over the crossbar.

Guinea pressed with the start of the second half, and Francois Kamano passed from the left side, dodging Ali Gabr, and sent a cross that Naby Keita hit, which was blocked by Al-Shennawi in two waves (49), and Trezeguet responded with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, which Kony pushed away with difficulty to a corner (70).

Mostafa Mohamed succeeded in adding the second goal for the Pharaohs, after he received the ball from Trezeguet inside the penalty area, and he fired it powerfully, which Kony failed to clear (79).

The match was held three days after Al-Ahly club players competed in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final and crowned them at the expense of their Moroccan host, Wydad.

In the first group, the Guinea-Bissau national team snatched a valuable victory from its host, Sao Tome and Principe, 1-0, scored by substitute striker Zinho Jano (55).

Guinea-Bissau, seeking to qualify for the fourth time in its history for the finals, raised its tally to 10 points at the top of the group, a point behind Nigeria, who will face Sierra Leone next Sunday.

In Group G, the Gambia national team achieved a fatal time victory over its host, South Sudan, 3-2, at the Suez Canal Authority stadium in Ismailia.

The Gambia national team raised its score to 9 points, in second place, on goal difference from leaders Mali, and behind them the Congo, with 6 points, against South Sudan, at the bottom of the standings, with 3 points.