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Egypt did not perform their best performances against Kenya, but they did what was required.
The Pharaohs officially qualify for the 2021 African Cup of Nations after a draw with Kenya on Thursday, positively with a goal to them at Molly International Stadium.
And the Egyptian team was invited to Kenya for their match in the fifth qualifying round for Group G.
Mohamed Magdy “Afsha” opened the game’s goals with a powerful shot in the second minute.
Abdullah Hassan noticed in the 65th minute with a slow shot from inside the penalty area.
The balance of the Egyptian team, thanks to that tie, reached nine points, placing it in Group A, on goal difference, since its persecution of the Comoros.
The two teams have already formally qualified for the tournament to be played next January in Cameroon and will compete for the lead in the final round, face to face in the match to be played in Cairo.
Although the Kenyan team reached four points, it ranks third.
Togo ranks fourth with just two points.
And that became the 25th qualification in the history of the pharaohs to the African Cup of Nations.
Egypt is the national team that dominates the title, having crowned it seven times before in record numbers in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
The Egyptian team won second place in the African nations twice, in 1962 and 2017.
While he won third place three times in 1963, 1970 and 1974.
The Egyptian national team ranked fourth three times, in 1976, 1980 and 1984.
Target too early
The match started in the best possible way after he received the ball inside the penalty area and fired a powerful shot with his right hand that landed in the net to announce the advance of the Pharaohs.
But that goal, contrary to expectations, was the beginning of the decline of the Egyptian team without justification.
Olonga fired a slow shot, which was blocked by Mohamed El Shennawy.
The Kenyan team won a corner kick from the left side, which went straight into the goal, around which El-Shenawi launched a corner kick from the right side, which passed safely.
Olonga came close to scoring after Mahmoud Hamdi “won”, but his shot went off the field.
And the Kenyan player sent a direct kick into the penalty area, but El-Shennawi scored twice for the owners’ header.
The Egyptian team called for a penalty kick for blocking Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet”, but the referee conceded a corner kick that posed no threat to Kenya.
Ajay Akumu fired a powerful shot and El-Shennawi saved him twice.
Al-Winch was about to score another throw-in against the Egyptian team by mistake, but the ball went to a corner kick, which was taken directly into the goal, and El-Shennawi tackled it.
In the 41st minute, Kenya scored a goal through Masoud Jumaa, but the referee canceled it due to the presence of a hand on the Kenyan player before the ball was hit.
Kenya goal
The second half began with a Kenyan attack, and Al-Shennawi blocked a shot from Masoud Jumaa, which rebounded for Olonga, who struck again, but his ball hit the net from the outside.
And Salah sent a distinctive longitudinal interval to Mustafa Muhammad, who was unable to dodge the goalkeeper, and the ball bounced off him and was found by Afsha, who preferred to pass rather than shoot, but Salah’s shot went out of the stadium.
Abdullah Hassan almost equalized with a powerful header in the 60th minute, but his shot went off the field.
The Egyptian team made two changes in the 62nd minute, with the participation of Mohamed Sherif and Amr Al-Soulia, instead of Tarek Hamed and Trezeguet.
In the 63rd minute, and due to confusion inside the penalty area, Abdullah Hassan took advantage of the ball and hit it to equalize for Kenya.
The Egyptian team made an emergency change with the participation of Omar Jaber, instead of Hamdi Fathy, who was injured.
Olonga was about to score the second goal, but the Egyptian defense successfully dispersed the ball at the end.
Gaston Ottino was sent off directly after hitting Mustafa Mohamed without the ball in the 76th minute.
The game calmed down a bit after the expulsion and the Egyptian team dominated the ball, but play was limited to midfield.
The Egyptian team made two new substitutions with the participation of Hossam Hassan and Mohamed Farouk, instead of Afsha and Mustafa Mohamed.
The referee counted three minutes as a substitute for the lost time, which did not happen again, to end the match in a positive draw with a goal for them, and the announcement of Egypt officially classifying the African nations.
