Cairo International Stadium witnessed another historic night on Friday as young Pharaohs defeated Ivory Coast 2_1 to secure Egypt’s first title at the competition.<\/p>\n
The national team continued their amazing run at the tournament to win the title after achieving five victories out of five games.<\/p>\n
Over 75,000 Egyptian fans packed the stadium to support the young Pharaohs against the tournament’s underdogs.<\/p>\n
Egypt’s first goal came minutes before half time thanks to an accurate shot from the team right wing Karim El Iraqi who received a wonderful cross from the man of the match Ramadan Sobhy.<\/p>\n
Ivory Coast shocked Egyptian fans who were ready to celebrate the victory as Ndombia scored a dramatic injury-time equaliser to send the game to extra time.<\/p>\n
Sobhy proved he is a world class player and scored Egypt’s winning goal seven minutes before the final whistle.<\/p>\n
Egypt, Ivory Coast and South Africa will be the three representatives of the black continent at the Men’s football tournament during Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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