CAN 2023: Mostafa Mohamed’s Egypt Performance & South Africa Draw

Mostafa Mohamed, the FC Nantes striker, was on deck this Monday afternoon during Egypt-Angola, at the CAN.

It was a hairdressers’ match for the Pharaohs… Qualification already assured for Egypt, coach Hossam Hassan decided to change everything and rest his starters against Angola. The coach rotated the whole team in this third match of group B, and in the absence of the Salah-Marmoush duo, Mostafa Mohamed had a great opportunity to show himself to try to have more playing time in the rest of the competition.

Egypt held by Angola, South Africa overcomes Zimbabwe

The FC Nantes striker didn’t really benefit from it. Little in sight, he got through the meeting without standing out. Egypt had to settle for a draw (0-0). And in the other meeting, South Africa qualified by beating Zimbabwe (3-2), which finished last and was eliminated. Which risks being the case for Angola, 3rd with only 2 points…