And it’s made for Egypt. The young Pharaohs managed to beat Australia (2-0) on this midday of Wednesday July 28, 2021 on the occasion of the third and final day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament. A victory which allows the men to Shawky Gharib to clinch their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Expected to reach the quarter-finals in this Olympic football tournament, the young Pharaohs have finally done it. This after beating their Australian opponent by two goals to zero. Ahmed Yasser Rayan (44 ′) and Amar Hamdi (90 ′) are the two scorers of the match. With this victory, Egypt (4 points +1) inherits second place, synonymous with qualifying for the second round. It therefore becomes the second African nation to reach the quarter-finals, after Côte d’Ivoire which had done it a little earlier.
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