The U-23 Africa Cup of Nations group games will bounce back to action on Monday, as host nation the Pharaohs of Egypt will take on debutants, the Black Meteors of Ghana in a second Group A match at the Cairo International Stadium.<\/p>\n
After the late equaliser gave the Ghanaian side a point in the opening game against Cameroon, the Black Meteors would be looking forward to get their first ever victory in the U-23 AFCON against Egypt to maintain their chances of qualifying to the next stage.<\/p>\n
Ghana, making her maiden appearance in the tournament would need to double up her performance to maintain the unbeaten run in five matches since the start of 2019 U-23 qualifiers (2 wins, 3 draws).<\/p>\n
Coach Ibrahim Tanko has urged his men to give their best in the coming two matches\u00a0 in order to pursue the nation\u2019s dream of a place in next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n
The host nation Egypt cruised to a narrow 1-0 victory over Mali in the opening game of the tournament and will be aiming to continue their winning start against Ghana to secure their place in the semi finals.<\/p>\n
Before the opening victory over Mali, Coach Shawky Gharib men were not in a good form as they lost three of their last four games in a row but a win today against Ghana would announce the Egyptian\u2019s qualification to next year’s Tokyo Olympics irrespective of the other game result.<\/p>\n
The two teams would be facing each other for the first \u00a0time in the history of U-23 football.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the other group games, Cameroon who surrendered their lead against Ghana to go home a point will lock horns with Mali who lost their opening game against Egypt.<\/p>\n
After the opening group games, Egypt leads the Group A with three points followed by Ghana and Cameroon who has a point each and Mali at the button with no point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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