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By Seyi Babalola
Egypt put up a strong showing to defeat South Africa despite being reduced to ten men in an exciting Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group B match on Friday.
Having gone ahead through Salah’s controversially 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 added time at the end of the first half.
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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 Mohamed El Shenawy, as Egypt retained a counter-attacking threat.
With his defence resolute in front of him, El Shenawy made a vital late save to deny Aubrey Modiba’s close-range effort set up by Burnley forward Lyle Foster’s clever backheel, and also dealt comfortably with Siyabonga Ngezana’s weak header deep into injury time.
South Africa were also denied a potential penalty for handball after the clock had ticked past 90 minutes, with the referee consulting the pitchside monitor before allowing play to continue.
