VIDEO: Egypt 2-0 Burkina Faso | Match video review
Egypt continued preparations towards their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria with a 2-0 win against Burkina Faso in a friendly match.
A brace from Abdalla El Said saw the Pharaohs emerge victorious.
El Said put Egypt ahead in the 23rd minute of the match.
And 12 minutes into the second half, El Said grabbed his second, to give Egypt a 2-0 lead.
In their last two friendly games, Egypt lost 1-0 to Jordan before beating Libya 2-0.
They lead Group G with six points from two games , while Nigeria are second with four points from the same number of games.
Match Facts
FT: Egypt�2-0 Burkina Faso
Goals By: Abdallah El-Said 23′, 57′
Starting lineups:
Egypt: Ahmed El-Shennawi, Sabri Rahil (Nour El-Sayed), Ahmed Hegazy, Ramy Rabia, Omar Gaber (Hazem Emam), Ibrahim Salah, Hossam Ghaly (Hamada Tolba), Mostafa Fathi (Moemen Zakareya), Ramadan Sobhi, Abdallah El-Said (Saleh Gomaa), Marwan Mohsen (Amr Gamal).
Venue:�Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab stadium
