Substitute Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet" scored one goal and assisted another to lead Egypt to next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals at the top of Group D of the qualifiers after a 2-1 win over Guinea in the final round in Marrakech on Wednesday.
The 3023rd Africa Cup of Nations will be held early next year in Ivory Coast.
Egypt's tally, which achieved its fourth victory in the group and the third in a row, rose to 12 points, to sit at the top alone and officially ascend for the 26th time to the finals of the tournament, which holds the record for the number of times won with 7 titles.
The Guinean national team took the initiative to score through Serho Geraci in the 26th minute, before Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet equalized in the 42nd minute, from the industry of Mohamed Salah, the English star of Liverpool.
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In the second half, Mostafa Mohamed added the second goal for the Egyptian national team in the 79th minute, after an assist from Trezeguet, to celebrate the completion of his purchase of the French ranks of Nantes in the best way.
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Mustafa Mohamed spent the season on loan to Nantes from Galatasaray, before the French team decided, today, to activate the purchase clause in the player's contract permanently.
With this defeat, Guinea, who suffered their second loss in the group, against 3 wins, stopped at 9 points in second place in the group standings.
Malawi and Ethiopia are level with three points each ahead of Tuesday's clash in the penultimate round.
This is Egypt's second consecutive victory over Guinea, after the Pharaohs beat the Pharaohs 1-<> over the National Elephants in the opening matches of the two teams in the group in June last year.
It is noteworthy that the match was held at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech in Morocco, due to the non-conformity of the Guinea national team stadium with the conditions and specifications of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).