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Egypt Defeats Zambia 1-0 in Friendly Game


Thu 12 Oct 2023 | 11:47 PM
Rana Atef

On Thursday, the Egyptian National Football team defeated Zambia 1-0 in a hard friendly game at Hazaa Bin Zayed Stadium in the UAE.

The game was part of Egypt's coach Rui Vitoria's preparations for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024, and FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

Egypt made various attempts to score one of them was in the first moments in the first half, and 10:00, on the other hand, the Zambian team made various threats and they were successfully stopped by Mohamed El Shenawy.

The second half saw attractive attempts by the Egyptian team until the game was stopped for a few minutes in the second half due to an injury for one of the Zambian team.

The game was resumed and in 90+3, Hamdy Fathy succeded in hitting the nets of Zambia.

Next Tuesday, Egypt will face Algeria in the second and final match in the team's camp in the UAE.