Egypt 1-0 Sudan: Mohamed Abdelmonem secures narrow win as Pharaohs book last-16 place

Egypt eased into the knock-out stages of the Africa Cup of Nations courtesy of a 1-0 victory over a toothless Sudan in Yaoundé. Mohamed Abdelmonem’s first half strike was enough to earn the Pharaohs their second victory of the tournament as he was left unmarked near the six-yard line and dipped to powerfully head home a corner.

Ad/> Carlos Queiroz’s side dominated proceedings throughout, but were unable to put the game to bed thanks to some poor finishing and fine goalkeeping. Africa Cup of NationsSalah gives Egypt hope of AFCON knockout round with winning goal over Guinea-Bissau15/01/2022 AT 20:55 Sudan stopper Mohamed Mustafa, who came off injured at half-time, denied Abdalla El Said, while Amr Soleya should have done better with a 20-yard finish that he blazed over after the break.

That left the door open for Sudan to get an unlikely draw, but the closest they came was with a late deflected free-kick from Mohamed Abdelrahman which Mohamed El Shenawy fumbled to safety. AFCON tables AFCON fixtures/results AFCON top scorers TALKING POINT Where are the goals coming from for Egypt? Victory and ultimately progression to the knock-out stages raises the question of how far Egypt can go in this tournament.

The seven-time winners, which is more Africa Cup of Nations titles than any other country, have not looked at their fluent best so far during the tournament. Mo Salah in particular is being well marshalled, and that in turn restricts their scoring options.

Carlos Queiroz’s side had plenty of chances elsewhere on the field in this fixture, but their finishing was wayward and they really should have made the scoreline look more comfortable. In the end, they did enough to win, but you feel trickier tests lie ahead, especially