Soccer Football - Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations - Group A - Egypt U23 v Cameroon U23 - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - November 14, 2019 Egypt's Mostafa Mohamed celebrates scoring their second goal (Reuters)
Full time: Egypt 3-0 South Africa
Scorer: Sobhi 59 pen, Abdel-Rahman Magdi 84, 89
Match report
The referee blows his final whistle, Egypt are through to next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo!
90+3' Egypt make their final substitution, Abdel-Rahman Magdi makes way for Mohamed Sadek.
90+1' Egypt make a substitution, Mahmoud El-Gazzar replaces Ahmed Ramadan.
89' Abdel-Rahman Magdi scores again, this time helped by a dreadful howler from the keeper, who spills his tame shot into his own net.
89' GOOOOOOAL FOR EGYPT!!
87' Egypt make a substitution, Salah Mohsen replaces striker Mostafa Mohamed.
86' South Africa's Malepe is booked.
84' Abdel-Rahman Magdi ends the match as a contest! He forces his way down the right and sends in a low cross which is intercepted, but the ball falls kindly to him again to rifle a close-range shot which leaves the keeper with no chance.
84' GOOOOOOAL FOR EGYPT!!
82' Singh's angled free-kick rattles the bar! South Africa were close to grabbing an equaliser.
81' South Africa are awarded a free kick on the edge of the area as Mahlatsi is fouled.
78' South Africa make a second substitution, Monyane replaces Kodgiang.
75' South Africa substitute Foster heads wide from a corner.
71' Egypt defender Mohamed Abdel-Salam is booked.
66' South Africa make their first substitution, Foster replaces Mbule.
64' The lively Sobhi tries to skip past his challenger in a one-on-one in the area but the defender sticks out a leg to rob him.
62' Egypt are lucky to go ahead, but how will South Africa react?
59' Ramadan Sobhi sends the keeper the wrong way, firing a powerful low shot into the bottom corner for Egypt's opener.
59' GOOOOOOAL FOR EGYPT!!
58' Egypt are awarded a penalty for a handball, although it was outside the area!
58' PENALTY FOR EGYPT!!
55' South Africa's Ngezana heads away a dangerous-looking cross as Egypt intensify their pressure.
54' The first real chance for Egypt! A long-range shot from Ahmed Ramadan is spilled by the keeper and Sobhi gathers the loose ball, side-steps his challenger but fires over the crossbar with his weak left foot.
51' The resulting free kick from Osama Galal is parried by the keeper into a corner.
51' South Africa's Mahlatsi receives a yellow card for a challenge on Ammar Hamdi near the penalty area.
49' Sobhi finally muscles his way down the left, feeding the overlapping Aboul-Fotouh but the wing-back's low cross is intercepted.
47' A cross from Mostafa Mohamed is blocked by the South African defence. Will Egypt be able to carve out openings?
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
45' The referee adds one minute of stoppage time.
40' Sobhi cuts inside and sends a low shot into the keeper's hands. He is well shackled tonight.
35' Ramadan Sobhi is still finding it difficult to skip past his challengers in the same manner he used to do in earlier games!
31' Egypt's appeals for a penalty waved away by the referee as Ramadan Sobhi claims his cross is blocked by the arm of a defender.
28' South Africa create their first chance! Nukemela is released on the left hand side of the area but his low cross into the six-yard box goes begging.
25' Egypt's passes in the final third are still not accurate enough to trouble the defence.
22' South Africa move the ball around smoothly, having soaked up early pressure from Egypt.
17' A South African free kick from the right is cleared by the Egypt defence. No real threats so far!
14' In-form striker Mostafa Mohamed meets a cross from Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh with a weak header that goes straight into the keeper's hands.
14' Ramadan Sobhi's jinking runs are still at check.
12' Egypt have the better possession but they are yet to carve out openings.
8' A volley from South Africa is saved by keeper Mohamed Sobhi.
3' Karim El-Eraqi whips in the first cross for Egypt but it hits the side netting.
2' A curling free-kick from South Africa's Mokoena goes wide of the post.
The match is underway
South Africa starting XI: Johnson, Mukumela, Nezana, Malepe, Mohamme, Dlala, Mbule, Mokoena, Mahlatsi, Singh, Kodisang
Egypt starting XI: Mohamed Sobhi - Ossama Galal, Mohamed Abdel-Salam, Ahmed Ramadan - Karim El-Eraky, Akram Tawfik, Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh - Ramadan Sobhi, Abdel-Rahman Magdi, Amar Hamdi, Mostafa Mohamed.
19:20 Players are warming up a few minutes before the game.
19:00 Egypt coach Gharib keeps faith with winger Abdel-Rahman Magdi on the right, while fielding Ammar Hamdi instead of Emam Ashour.
18:00 Gharib has just one position to be determined yet. Following the injury of Nasser Maher, Emam Ashour and Ammar Hamdi have been deployed as playmakers but both failed to make an impact.
17:00 Egypt hopes Mostafa Mohamed will maintain his scoring form as he scored four goals in three games so far.
16:00 Gharib also stressed that the technical staff studied the South Africa team well, promising to meet the Egyptian fans' hopes of winning the title and reaching the Olympic Games.
15:30 "The game against South Africa will be difficult as they are a well organised team," Gharib said.
"We have not achieved our target so far, as we have a big target of winning the game as well as book a place in the Olympic Games," the young Pharaohs' coach added.
15:00 South Africa booked their place in the semifinals after they placed second in the Group B ranking with five points, while Egypt achieved the full mark of nine points to snatch the top place in Group A.
14:15 Egypt skipper Ramadan Sobhi said on Monday that South Africa is a smart team especially as they didn't concede a single goal since the tournament start, but at the same time he heaped praise on Pharaohs' striking abilities after hitting the net six times since the tournament start
14:00 "The Olympic team do their best to please the Egyptian fans as well as achieve the dream of reaching next summer's Olympic games in Tokyo," Gharib added.
13:00 Egypt coach Shawky Gharib has asked for the fans' support during the game against South Africa, stressing that the team's main goal is to reach the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
12:00 The top three teams of the U23 continental tournament will qualify for the Tokyo Games. The U23 Africa Cup of Nations is held in Egypt from 8 to 22 November.
11:00 Egypt will face South Africa in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals on Tuesday at Cairo Stadium, as the two sides bid for a place in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
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