Pyramids FC, Future FC seal Confederation Cup Group stage spot

Ahram Online , Wednesday 9 Nov 2022

Egyptian representatives in the Confederation Cup Pyramids FC and Future FC secured their place in the competition’s Group stage after defeating Nigelec and Primeiro de Agosto respectively on Wednesday.

Future FC

Pyramids FC overturned their 1-0 loss against Nigelec in the first leg to claim an easy 3-0 victory at home to go through the next round with a 3-1 win on aggregate.

Moroccan midfielder Walid El-Karti opened the scoring for Pyramids FC in the 23 rd minute, while Abdallah El-Saed doubled the lead, three minutes after the break.

South African striker Fagrie Lakay made it 3-0 in the 68 th minute to confirm the win.   

Earlier in the day, Future FC completed passage to the Group stage after defeating Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto 3-2 on shoot-out.

The Egyptian side earned a positive result in the first leg with a 1-1 away draw and their mission in the second leg seemed easy.

But they were stunned with a goal in the 45 th minute. They needed to wait until the injury time that witnessed Omar Kamal goal who scored the equalizer seconds from time.

Keeper Mahmoud Abdel-Rehim blocked three penalties lifting Future FC to the Group stage with 3-2 win.

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