Pharohs avenge themselves on Flames

  1. Posted on Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 09:13
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    Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    Malawi soccer team popularly known as the Flames on Sunday failed to maintain their win on Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Egypt when they lost 0-2 in a game played at Cairo International Stadium. The Flames had surprisingly defeated Egypt 1-0 a week before.
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    It was payback time for the Flames who put up a spirited performance in Cairo and conceded two goals in each half due to poor goal keeping.

    Egypt scored in the 16 and 51 minutes through their striker Emad Moteab.

    Infact they could have been the first to open the score shit in the first half when their midfielder Hellings Mwakasungula who plays his professional football in South Africa connected home a penalty only to see his header cleared on the line by goal keeper Essam El Hadary.

    Egypt’s win takes them to second position in the joint World and Africa Cup of Nations 2010 qualifiers Group 12. They have 9 points together with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who leads the pack through goal difference.

    DRC moved to the top on Saturday after whipping Djibouti 5-1 in Kinshasa.

    Malawi is on third position with 6 points however they still have high chances of qualifying despite the loss. Their next game is in September against Djibouti before finishing with DRC in October.

    In another development at least 20 scouts were reported to have watched the game in Egypt with the prospect of scouting some players.

    In other games, another Southern African country Botswana suffered a humiliating defeat when they lost to Ivory Coast 0-4 in Abidjan.

    Things are still going bad for 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa as on Saturday they drew nil-nil with Sierra Leone. They now have four points together with Sierra Leone but they are on second position because of better goal aggregate.

    Nigeria leads Group 4 with 12 points and has already made it having accumulated 12 points. On Saturday they beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0.

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