Victorious Pharoahs return to Egypt

Ahram Online, Tuesday 18 Jun 2013

Egyptian national team returns home with 2 precious away victories in their 2014 World Cup bid

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Egypt's national soccer players (Photo: Reuters)

The Egyptian national football team are home Tuesday morning after winning rounds in the African qualifiers to the 2014 World Cup under the leadership of American manager Bob Bradley.

The Pharaohs, who are bidding for their first ticket to the most prestigious tournament since 1990, won against Zimbabwe 4-2 and Mozambique 1-0 in away games, collecting the full mark of 15 points from five matches.

Their last round match will be at home against Guinea on 6 September.

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