Morocco, Dec. 27 -- Mohamed Salah's penalty gave Egypt victory over South Africa as the seven-time champions survived playing the second half with 10 men to book a place in the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a game to spare.
According to BBC sport, having gone ahead through Salah's contentiously-awarded spot kick in the 45th minute, the Pharaohs swiftly found themselves at a numerical disadvantage when right-back Mohamed Hany received a second booking during stoppage time at the end of the first half.
Bafana Bafana made an attacking change at the break, replacing Thalente Mbatha with Sipho Mbule, but spent much of the second period struggling to find a way past goalkeeper MohamedEl Shenawy, whose side managed to ret...