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  • Monday ,18 November 2019
العربية

Egypt s national team travel to Comoros for 2021 AFCON qualifier

by Al Ahram

Sports

00:11

Monday ,18 November 2019

Egypt s national team travel to Comoros for 2021 AFCON qualifier

 Egyptian national team have left on a nine-hour flight to Comoros for Monday s scheduled game in the second match in Group G in the qualifiers of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cameroon.

The Pharaohs started their qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against Kenya on Thursday at Borg El-Arab stadium in Alexandria in Group G, which includes Comoros and Togo.
Comoros tops Group G with three points after beating Togo 1-0. Egypt and Kenya sit in second place with one point each.
The national team held a morning training session led by coach Hossam El-Badry before leaving to Comoros with players who participated in Kenya s game last night taking part in rehabilitation sessions.
Egypt s striker Ahmed Gomaa was ruled out from the trip due to a knee injury he sustained during the morning trainings.