Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Players Egyptian national team recite the letters Al Fatihah and Al Ikhlas before taking part in the match against Zimbabwe in the group phase match 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Egypt is one of the contestants, and the favorite, in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaoh squad has already played their opening match against Zimbabwe at the Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco, Monday (22/12).
In this match, Egypt won 2-1. Having fallen behind because Prince Dube was breaking through, Hossam Hassan’s men responded with goals from Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah.
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After the victory, video footage emerged in the Egyptian dressing room which captured the moment the players chanted Al Fatihah and Al Ikhlas before competing against Zimbabwe. The players say the two short letters in unison while embracing each other.
From the upload on ESPNFC’s social media which re-released the video from the Egyptian national team account, there were various positive comments from netizens.
Egypt is currently in first place in Group B, ahead of South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe.
[Gambas:Instagram]
Salah and his friends will next face South Africa on Friday (26/12) and Angola on Monday (29/12).
Egypt will try to bring home the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations trophy. Egypt is the biggest collector of the Africa Cup of Nations, winning a total of seven titles. It’s just that Egypt last became champion 15 years ago.
At the Africa Cup of Nations two years ago, Egypt only reached the round of 16 because they lost to Congo.
In this year’s continental event, Egypt did not only rely on Salah and Marmoush. There are Mostafa Mohamed, Mahmoud Trezeguet, Hamdy Fathy, Ramy Rabia, and Mohamed Hany.
[Gambas:Video CNN]
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