Egypt 1-0 Sudan: Mo Salah and Co advance to the AFCON knockout stages after Mohamed Abdelmonem’s first-half header helps Pharaohs see off stubborn opponents
- The deadlock was broken by Mohamed Abdelmonem following a superb corner
- Pharaoh’s dominated proceedings in the first half to go into the break one up
- Nigeria topped the group with Egypt going through in second place
Egypt beat neighbours Sudan 1-0 in Yaounde on Wednesday to ensure their progress to the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations.
They finished second behind Nigeria in Group D after another laboured performance.
Centre back Mohamed Abdelmoneim, drafted in because of injury, headed home after 38 minutes from a corner to make the breakthrough as Egypt dominated the derby but created few chances.
Mohamed Abdelmonem celebrates scoring for Egypt in their final group game
The favourites went ahead in the 25th minute following a corner that was flicked in
Mo Salah showed glimpses of brilliance for his side, who have advanced to the next round
The display will not do much to temper the criticism that followed the Egyptians’ first two games at the tournament.
The first was a 1-0 loss to Nigeria followed by a narrow win over tiny Guinea Bissau.
Egypt ended with six points, three behind Nigeria, and will meet the winners of Group E.
That will be settled on Thursday. Sudan finished bottom of the group with one point.
Sudan’s Dhiya Mahjoub challenges Egypt’s Omar Marmoush for possession
Salah was angry about a hard challenge on him but fortunately he shook it off
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