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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - Welcome ladies and gentlemen to BN Sports
00:06 continuing coverage of the Total Energy's
00:09 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for 2023.
00:12 It is the final match day.
00:14 Just minutes away from the start of this matchup
00:18 between Egypt and Ethiopia to close out round,
00:22 or group D, round number six, the final match day
00:26 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
00:28 The group will conclude tomorrow.
00:30 As the captains exchanging, on the left the captain
00:34 Mohamed Elshanawi, on the right is the captain
00:39 Gatok Panomo, Gatok Panomo, the captain of Ethiopia.
00:44 - Keep an eye on the other game as it goes on.
00:48 And we're underway here at the June 30th stadium.
00:51 Egypt in possession, Egypt in the red shirts
00:54 kicking from, as you look at it, left to right.
00:57 Ethiopia in yellow, hoofing the ball upfield.
01:02 Goalkeeper and captain Elshanawi.
01:05 Almost creating a problem between himself
01:10 and his last defender.
01:11 Ethiopia not there quick enough,
01:14 but Ethiopia back in possession
01:16 and now Shaper to come forward.
01:17 And the first shot of the game.
01:19 High and wide, but nonetheless shows the ambitions
01:21 of this Ethiopian team.
01:25 Kerean there, right footed, lacking control as we saw,
01:30 but nonetheless, Ethiopia not afraid to have a go.
01:33 Scrappy move, tidied up by the Ethiopian midfield
01:38 and we saw the shot there.
01:40 The number 19, Gallip with the long ball forward.
01:47 It's cut out, comes down to the Egyptian number 18
01:54 making an enterprising run.
01:56 A flick forward.
01:58 And the goalkeeper, Aragawi, had to be ready.
02:03 Ball swept in.
02:08 Goalkeeper Elshanawi, punch is clear.
02:11 But the ball is still with Ethiopia.
02:15 It's hoofed back into that center
02:17 and safe hands Elshanawi on the spot.
02:21 Catches and launches Egypt on an attack again.
02:25 And it's his first shot.
02:26 Oh, wide from Magmouche once again.
02:31 And here's that shot from Magmouche.
02:38 Perhaps he could have taken an extra pace.
02:46 Siad organizing his defense.
02:52 The ball comes in.
02:54 Oh, what a save from Siad.
02:56 When he was called upon, he was there.
03:02 That was a bullet header.
03:03 And Ethiopia's goalkeeper equal to it.
03:07 The header coming in, Siad there diving to his right.
03:12 Pressure still on.
03:17 Another corner for Egypt.
03:18 Curled in again.
03:22 An almost a replica header,
03:26 but sadly not as much purchase on that effort,
03:30 which brought a wonderful save
03:33 from Ethiopia's goalkeeper Siad.
03:34 What's happening now?
03:35 Egypt on the attack.
03:36 The shot comes in.
03:37 Attempt to curl it to the far post.
03:39 And it's Magmouche who will take the kick.
03:43 Floating the ball inside.
03:51 And the potential.
03:52 Great footwork from the number 18 has clicked inside.
03:57 The header, great save from Siad.
04:00 That's his second world-class save of the night.
04:03 Wonderful move from Egypt.
04:07 Bullet header, Siad there equal to it.
04:10 Great work down the left by the 18.
04:15 The 11 with the header, Siad there.
04:19 The save for Ethiopia with his right foot.
04:21 Had a go with his left foot.
04:24 High and wide.
04:25 He senses he could have done better.
04:28 But full marks of having a go,
04:31 and certainly he managed to put a bend on that ball,
04:33 didn't he?
04:34 And that's the header.
04:36 And the save from Siad.
04:38 Excellent header, it has to be said.
04:42 Egypt looking to construct up that left wing.
04:49 This is a little bit too sloppy by their standards,
04:52 but nonetheless they have possession.
04:53 And here come Egypt now, three on three, four on three.
04:56 This is a possibility.
04:57 The shot from distance, Siad catches it,
04:59 and the ball is in.
05:00 Ball knocked back by Siad, the goalkeeper.
05:06 Stopping the first effort.
05:08 It's Mohamed on hand to score.
05:10 (crowd cheering)
05:13 Egypt take the lead.
05:24 We see here the break.
05:33 Egypt suddenly four on three.
05:35 The first shot comes in from Mahmoud, Siad's there,
05:39 but Mahmoud pounces on the rebound.
05:42 Clinical move there from Egypt, one nil.
05:44 And you have to feel sorry for the Ethiopian goalkeeper,
05:55 Siad, having pulled off two world-class saves.
05:59 And a good save there from Mahmoud, she's shot.
06:01 Sadly, his parry of the ball
06:08 falls to the Egyptian attacker, who doesn't miss.
06:11 One nil to Egypt.
06:13 We're underway here in Cairo, Ethiopia,
06:19 in the yellow shirts, in possession.
06:22 We're now coming forward again.
06:26 Hamdi Fatih plays the long ball forward.
06:28 This is Abdallah, tries to loop the ball past Siad,
06:31 but it was equal to it, but the Ethiopian keeper there
06:34 came out and did the job of a sweeper in many ways.
06:37 And certainly once again, they're in the thick of things.
06:40 This is the ball forward for Abdallah.
06:49 You see there how Siad, the Ethiopian goalkeeper,
06:52 acted as goalkeeper/sweeper.
06:56 Mahmoud, she's there with her bouts, of course.
06:59 And Egypt shaping for a shot.
07:07 They are coming forward and trying to press the ball.
07:10 But space left in midfield.
07:11 Here goes Abdallah again on the run.
07:13 The keeper comes out.
07:14 And he's taken down, Abdallah.
07:18 Egypt think that should have been a penalty.
07:22 Let's take a look.
07:30 Abdallah, the number 11 on the run.
07:31 The keeper, Siad, comes out.
07:33 I think it's fair to say that Abdallah's lost the ball.
07:38 (whistle)
07:40 You could argue, of course, the goalkeeper did take him out.
07:45 Abdallah, jinx and turns, shapes, shoot to Habs.
07:51 The shot comes in and Siad equal to it,
07:53 but he can only parry it out for a corner.
07:56 Ethiopia there creating their own problems in a sense.
08:00 Abdallah, left, jinking, right, cutting back inside.
08:05 And that shot, palm precision.
08:07 And Siad, the goalkeeper, once again.
08:11 To Mount Wall.
08:13 Three on the board, the shot coming in.
08:17 And at the end of the day, Egypt though in possession.
08:22 This is how it stands in Group D.
08:24 See Ethiopia third, Malawi bottom.
08:29 Egypt to Guinea qualified.
08:33 It remains one nil here at the
08:35 June the 30th Air Defence Stadium.
08:37 It's a corner to Ethiopia.
08:41 Taken short by Bukele.
08:44 In possession again, oh neat work.
08:46 Oh, lovely feet.
08:47 That's kind of created space here.
08:48 Oh, that was a nice play by Ethiopia, wasn't it?
08:53 What a shame for them, that never came off.
08:55 In the meantime,
08:57 oh, misunderstanding between the Ethiopian attackers there.
09:03 The ball tamely rolling out for a goal kick to Egypt.
09:07 This is the move where Bukele created that gap
09:12 for Dawa, who was just unable to get enough
09:19 touch on that ball to direct it towards a goal.
09:21 Ethiopia keep in possession.
09:24 This is promising, shame it to shoot.
09:28 And sadly for Ethiopia,
09:31 here come Ethiopia on the right hand side.
09:34 The ball scooped inside to chase.
09:36 It was hopeful that there was a possibility one sense.
09:40 It's got a delightful touch on the ball, hasn't it?
09:44 And here come Ethiopia with the real chance to shoot.
09:46 Oh, side netting.
09:48 Abel there with the best chance of the game for Ethiopia.
09:56 Interesting how Henoch's pass comes through.
09:59 Abel's offside, sorry, onside.
10:01 He runs through and sadly not testing the goalkeeper
10:05 El-Shanawi with that shot.
10:07 But how quick was that?
10:10 How interesting was that transition by Ethiopia?
10:13 Lovely play, great take by Abel.
10:16 He seemed to have done the hard thing in controlling it,
10:19 but sadly, how can we put it?
10:21 Questionable challenge.
10:23 And this is the pass from Henoch,
10:25 which created the chance of the game for Ethiopia.
10:28 Three men across the back,
10:34 and that's a slip which grabs good to chance now
10:36 for Ethiopia.
10:37 And the ball coming through once again.
10:39 That was shot, saved by El-Shanawi.
10:42 Popped into the Henoch with the slightest touch
10:47 to knock it clear for Ethiopia,
10:49 but the pressure's still on.
10:50 Egypt still with a chance.
10:51 The shot comes in, Siad once again.
10:54 (crowd cheering)
10:56 Let's take a look.
10:57 Boukhedi comes in.
10:58 Yes, they've actually stood on each other, haven't they?
11:00 Ah, from that angle you see,
11:06 we'll see that Boukhedi's right boot
11:10 trod on the foot of one of the Egypt players too.
11:12 So I think it's one Egypt player fouling the other one
11:16 and Boukhedi perhaps standing on someone's foot.
11:19 Up to the referee to sort that one out.
11:23 There's a discussion between the Egyptian coach,
11:25 the knock that he received in that collision
11:28 with his own player.
11:29 And it seems he can't.
11:32 Structured off the pitch.
11:34 Let's hope he's okay.
11:35 In the meantime, who will replace him?
11:39 Here's a chance for Ethiopia.
11:42 Sorry, Egypt, a possible possibility here.
11:45 Ethiopia closing it down.
11:47 Abdallah's in.
11:48 (whistle blows)
11:49 And the ball's been put in the net.
11:51 I think Abdallah is judged to have fouled an Egyptian player.
11:54 So it was a bit of indecision in the Ethiopian defense.
12:05 The ball scooped in and Abdallah clattering
12:10 straight through the big midfielder,
12:15 the Gadiwak, who was basically falling back
12:18 into the central defensive area.
12:21 And I think, I think he'll sense it.
12:24 The ball chipped in.
12:25 Oh, that was close, wasn't it?
12:30 Perhaps Egypt could have done better with that one.
12:34 (whistle blows)
12:37 Big victory for Egypt.
12:43 Mostafa Fatih's goal in the 37th minute holds up.
12:46 They were able to slow down the Ethiopian attack
12:49 in the second half, and it is one-nil the final for Egypt.
12:54 They will top the group.
12:56 (crowd cheering)
12:59 (crowd cheering)
13:02 (electronic music)
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