Who from the Pharaohs or the Leopards will get their ticket to the quarter-finals of CAN 2024? The knockout phase of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) continues on Sunday January 28 with the match between Egypt and DR Congo, at the Laurent Pokou stadium, in San Pédro.
Read alsoThe program for the round of 16 of CAN 2024
The meeting can be followed on France24.com from 8:55
p.m.
(Paris time).
The probable line-ups of Egypt - DR Congo
Egypt
: Sobhi - Hamdy, Monem, Hegazy, Kamal - Fathi, Elneny - Ashour, Trezeguet, Marmoush - Mohamed
DR Congo
: Mpasi - Masuaku, Baka, Mbemba, Kalulu - Moutoussamy - Wissa, Pickel, Kakuta, Bongonda - Bakambu
The Pharaohs, finalists of the CAN 2021, present themselves diminished for this round of 16 against the DR Congo. Their star player Mohamed Salah cannot perform at his best before the semi-finals - his club Liverpool even estimates the recovery time longer. Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy is out for the remainder of the competition.
During the group stages, Egypt drew three matches in three contested matches: against Mozambique (2-2), against Ghana (2-2) and against Cape Verde (2-2).
Chancel Mbemba's DR Congo is, for its part, a team in full reconstruction but whose physical power impresses.
Like the Egyptians, the Leopards have had three draws in previous CAN 2024 matches: against Zambia (1-1), against Morocco (1-1) and against Tanzania (0-0).
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