The Under-17 Egyptian national team football team have lost 3-1 to rivals Ethiopia at home on Saturday in their first leg qualifier to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

At the Petro-Sport stadium in Cairo, the young Pharaohs - under the helms of coach Yasser Mohamadein - have scored the match's first goal in the 17th minutes by Mahmoud Abdulaah before the Ethiopians netted three goals.

To qualify, the team need at least a 3-0 win away in Addis Ababa after two weeks, or draw with the same results to play penalty shootout.

All Saturday results
Nigeria 1-0 Niger
Egypt 1-3 Ethiopia
South Africa 1-1 Tanzania
Namibia 1-2 Congo
Comoros 2-1 Mozambique

Sundays fixtures
Ghana vs Burkina Faso
Benin vs Cote d’Ivoire
Algeria vs Gabon
Tunisia vs Senegal
Guinea vs Morocco
Zambia vs Sudan
Cameroon vs Kenya
Mauritius vs Angola

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