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Paris 2024: Egypt reach men’s football semis after shootout victory over Paraguay

Paris 2024: Egypt reach men’s football semis after shootout victory over Paraguay

Egypt reached the men's football semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics following their 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Paraguay after a 1-1 draw in Marseille on Friday evening. The Pharaohs finished top of their group ahead of 2020 silver medallists Spain, Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan. Things were however different against the Paraguayans with little separating bort sides until the 71st minute when Diego Gomez put the...

U23 AFCON: Egypt beat 10-man Mali, Niger bag maiden tournament win

U23 AFCON: Egypt beat 10-man Mali, Niger bag maiden tournament win

Defending U-23 Africa Cup of Nations champions recoded their first win of the 2023 edition as they overcame Mali 1-0 in Group B on Wednesday while Niger recorded their first-ever tournament win by the same scoreline. The Pharaohs recorded a disappointing 0-0 draw with Niger and needed a better response against the Malians to keep their hopes of making it to the semi-finals alive. The North...