The Digest:
A first-half penalty from captain Mohamed Salah secured Egypt a narrow 1-0 victory over South Africa in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash.
Key Points:
- Salah converted a spot-kick in the 45th minute after a foul by South Africa's Khuliso Mudau.
- Egypt played most of the match with ten men after Mohamed Hany received a second yellow card.
- South Africa pressed aggressively in the second half but failed to equalize.
- A late VAR check for a potential South African penalty was overturned.
- Egypt's disciplined defence held firm despite being a player down.
- The win puts Egypt in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stages.
- South Africa must now regroup ahead of their remaining group fixtures.
Sources: Punch Newspaper
