Afcon 2021: Egypt reach last 16 with win over Sudan

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Egypt edged past Sudan to finish second in Group D and qualify for the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Abdelmonem scored the game's only goal, heading home Abdallah El Said's corner for the Pharaohs in the 35th minute.

Sudan offered little with Egypt going close to a second through a Mohamed Salah effort well-saved by keeper Mohamed Mustafa in the second half.

Egypt will face the winners of Group E on Wednesday, 26 January.

They finished three points behind Group D winners Nigeria who beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0.

Sudan, champions in 1970 and playing in their first major tournament since 2012, finished third in the table, collecting one point and scoring just one goal.

Egypt cruise to win in Yaounde

Seven-time winners Egypt have now reached the knockout stages in five of their past six appearances at the Nations Cup.

They came into this fixture knowing a draw would be enough to secure their progression while Sudan needed victory to keep their hopes alive.

Carlos Queiroz's side dominated from the off with forward Mostafa Mohamed seeing his first-half header stopped by Sudan goalkeeper Mustafa.

And once the Pharaohs took the lead they continued to boss proceedings, with Mustafa equal to another Mostafa Mohamed effort just before half-time.

Liverpool forward Salah also went close, forcing Sudan's keeper into another good save with a low shot after 58 minutes.

And Salah then set up Amr el Solia moments later but the midfielder could only blaze an effort over the bar from close range.

In the closing stages, Sudan had a flurry of half-chances, but ultimately Egypt stayed strong to claim all three points.

Line-ups

Egypt

Formation 4-3-3

1Gomaa
3Abdel Wahed
6Hegazy
2Abdelmonem Elsayed Mohamed AhmedBooked at 83mins
12Ashraf
17Elneny
4El SoleyaSubstituted forAbdul Fattahat 84'minutes
19BekhitSubstituted forSayedat 57'minutes
10Salah
14Ahmed AbdallahSubstituted forMehanyat 85'minutes
22MarmoushSubstituted forTrézéguetat 66'minutes

Substitutes

5Abdul Fattah
7Trézéguet
8Abdelghany
9Mohamed Ragaei Bakr
16Abou Gabal Ali
18Ahmed Abdelmonem
20Eldin Mahmoud Ibrahim
21Sayed
24Ahmed
27Dawoud Soliman
28Mehany

Sudan

Formation 4-2-3-1

23Mohamed AhmedSubstituted forAbou Achrineat 45'minutes
12Saeed Elfadni
3HassanBooked at 38mins
6Abdelgader Karshoum
17Alnour Mohamed
14Al Rashed Mahamoud ShambalySubstituted forAbas Omerat 45'minutes
21Khedr Safour Daiyeen
19Mahjoub Musa KanoBooked at 52mins
8HusseinSubstituted forHamedat 45'minutes
9Omer YagoubSubstituted forOmar Abdalla Makkiat 70'minutes
10Yousif Yagoub

Substitutes

1Abou Achrine
4Ismael Ahmed Ismail
7Sharaf Eldin Amin
11Abas Omer
15Hamed
16Mohamed
18Omar Abdalla Makki
20Zakaria Abakar
22Hussien Nooh Mohamed
24Aldkhn
25Alshareif Eisa
26Alhassan Mohamed Alhussein

Live Text

Match ends, Egypt 1, Sudan 0.
Second Half ends, Egypt 1, Sudan 0.
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Dhiya Mahjoub.
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Walieldin Khedr.
Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
Mazin Mohamedein (Sudan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sharif Makki (Sudan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
Mazin Mohamedein (Sudan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Hamdy replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
Substitution, Egypt. Hamdi Fathi replaces Amr El Soleya.
Attempt missed. Mazin Mohamedein (Sudan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt).
Sharif Makki (Sudan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Sudan. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
Attempt saved. Mustafa Karshoum (Sudan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Abdelrahman (Sudan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Amr El Soleya (Egypt).