The match between Egypt and the DRC ended in a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.
Meschack Elia opens the scoring for the DRC in 3th minute by a deviation. Egypt equalizes just before the end of the first half. Despite a red card from Mohamed Hamdy Sharef in the 97thth minute, the DRC fails to find the net with good defense from Egypt.
The Egyptians, who won 2 penalty shootouts during the CAN 2021, were unable to repeat the same feat, the DR Congo won 8 to 7 on penalties.