EGYPT v DR CONGO | Match Preview | AFCON 2019
Match info:
Time & Date: June 26th, 2019 | 16:00 ET Canada-USA | 22:00 Cairo Local Time
Venue: Cairo Stadium
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Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Egypt looking to continue the winning form after beating Zimbabwe 1-0 (Watch the highlights) and can follow up by brushing aside DR Congo.
The Leopards opened with a very disappointing 2-0 loss to Uganda and now must come up against the tournament favorites in front of a hostile Cairo crowd.
[xyz-ihs snippet=”In-article-Ad”]Trezeguet scored the only goal as Egypt kicked off with popular success, with the winger curling home four minutes before the interval to reward his side for a dominant first-half display.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, Marwan Mohsen and Abdallah El-Said all forced good saves from Edmore Sibanda as the Pharaohs controlled proceedings.
Zimbabwe did threaten a touch late on after Egypt failed to capitalize on further chances, but the home side held firm.
[xyz-ihs snippet=”In-article-Ad”]With Aston Villa’s Ahmed Elmohamady and Ahmed Hegazi of West Brom at the back, plus Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, this is a very solid outfit in key positions.
DR CONGO
After finishing third in 2015 and pushing Ghana close in the quarter-finals two years ago, DR Congo went into this tournament as dark horses to do well.
Cedric Bakambu, a €40million signing for Chinese club Beijing Guoan, has scored goals throughout his career, while Britt Assombalonga and Yannick Bolasie are other talented front men.
[xyz-ihs snippet=”In-article-Ad”]However, Florent Ibenge has a big job on his hands to rally his troops after the surprise defeat to Uganda, who could easily have won by a bigger margin.
Everton winger Bolasie nodded a corner wide before the break and substitute Jonathan Bolingi hit the crossbar as DR Congo tried to find a response.
[xyz-ihs snippet=”In-article-Ad”]The Leopards produced little in the way of a threat in the final 20 minutes, though, and seemed a deflated bunch at the final whistle.
