FILE – Egypt Olympic team
CAIRO – 30 May 2018: The Tunisian Olympic team defeated Egypt 2-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday night. Tunisia hosted Egypt in their preparations for the 2019 U-23 AFCON, which qualifies to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Al-Ahly’s Salah Mohsen took the lead in the 2nd minute to make it 1-0 for Egypt. Tunisia’s Ahmed El-Radawy leveled the score to make 1-1 from the penalty spot. In the 80th minute, Tunisia’s Nessim Henid scored the second goal after a header from a corner kick.
The 2019 U-23 AFCON will take place in Egypt in November 2019. The top three of AFCON will qualify for the Olympic Games.
Last time Egypt qualified for the Olympic Games was in 2012 when London hosted the games.
The Egyptian team will leave for Algeria to play two friendly matches against the Algerian national football team on June 3 and 6 in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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