The Egyptian team defied the numerical shortage in its ranks, and won a valuable tie in the deadly time 1-1 from the stadium of its host Gabon in the second round of Group F of the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup scheduled in Qatar next year.
The "Pharaohs" team temporarily topped the standings with 4 points, a point ahead of its closest rivals, the Libyan team, which faces its host, Angola, who finished last without points on Tuesday, while the Gabonese team scored its first point to temporarily finish third.
The Egyptian team played with 10 players after Omar Gaber was sent off in the 71st minute for obtaining a second warning. The Gabonese team took advantage of the numerical shortage in the ranks of its opponent, and opened the scoring through (substitute) Jim Alvina (73).
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The Egyptian team equalized at the deadly time through striker Mustafa Mohamed (90), to save the "sons of the Nile" from receiving their first loss in the group after he opened his career with a clean goal against his guest Angola last Wednesday.