"Mohamed Salah scored a first-half penalty as 10-man Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash in Agadir on Friday to become the first team into the knockout stages of the competition. Egypt have six points from their opening two games and cannot finish outside of the top two in the group. South Africa have three points from their two games, while Zimbabwe and Angola have one each after they drew 1-1 earlier in the day."
"Salah won the penalty when he was clipped in the face by South Africa defender Khuliso Mudau as they tussled for the ball in the box, and stepped up to easily convert for his second goal of the tournament. Egypt lost right-back Mohamed Hany to a red card for an ugly stamp at the end of the first half and faced wave after wave of South African attacks in the second period, as the latter were denied a penalty of their own for handball."
"Angola went ahead in the 24th minute when To Carneiro's chipped pass fell perfectly for striker Gelson Dala, who ran onto it and squeezed the ball in at the near post as Zimbabwe's defence proved too slow in closing down. There was a lengthy delay soon after as Angola goalkeeper Hugo Marques suffered a cut above his eye after a clash of heads with Zimbabwe's Divine Lunga. He was bandaged up and continued."
Egypt beat South Africa 1-0 in Agadir after Mohamed Salah converted a first-half penalty won when he was clipped by Khuliso Mudau. Egypt have six points from two games and are guaranteed a top-two finish in Group B. Mohamed Hany was sent off for a stamp at the end of the first half, forcing Egypt to absorb sustained South African pressure in the second period while a South African penalty claim was overturned after VAR. Angola and Zimbabwe drew 1-1, with Gelson Dala scoring for Angola and Knowledge Musona equalising in stoppage time; Angola goalkeeper Hugo Marques was bandaged after a head clash but continued.
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