Afcon 2019 updates from the 9pm BST kick-off in CairoOmeruo heads Nigeria into knockout stagesAnd you can email Paul here or tweet @Paul_Doyle 8.13pm BST Hegazi has overcome his fitness worries and will start in central defence. Salah looks like he´ll start on the right again, with Mohsen in the centre. Amr Warda is notably by his absence from the bench, having been ejected from the squad today for an undisclosed breach of discipline (reference has been made to unwholesome social media exchanges). For the Leopards, the Premier League players Bolasie and Masuaku have been dropped, as has the former Premier LEague player Mbemba. Bolingi, Maghoma and Moke.Egypt: El Shenawy; Elmohamady, Hegazi, Slaa, Ashraf; Elneny, El Said, Hamed; Salah, Mohsen, Trezeguet 5.11pm BST Hello, welcome, please make yourselves at home. But know that being at home brings its own pressure, especially if you´re an Egyptian footballer. The Pharaohs kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe last Friday and although they showed glimpses of thrilling fluency, their performance left plenty of room for improvement. Even Mohamed Salah fell below the standard demanded, as his attempt to influence that match was frustrated by a combination of strong defending by Divine Lunga and uncharacteristically hefty touches by Salah himself. Egypt´s manager, Javier Aguirre, said Salah arrived a little jaded from his epic season with Liverpool but will grow into this tournament. Let´s hope so, for the sake of the spectacle. He also said Salah may be deployed in a central striking role today, as opposed to on the right wing, where he began against Zimbabwe. If that works, then expect him to fire Egypt towards the victory that will confirm their presence in the last 16.While Egypt fans want to see a little more from their side, supporters of DR Congo must wonder when their team is going to turn up at all. The Leopards were catastrophic in their first outing, deservedly beaten 2-0 by Uganda. It was t ...
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