Bet on South Africa - Egypt Soccer Match

December 2 - Egypt will play against South Africa in the African U23 Championship, an Olympic qualifier, on Sunday, December 4.

Egyptian and South African Previous Performances

While the match between Ivory Coast and South Africa ended in a 1 – 1 tie, Gabon was defeated by Egypt 1 – 0 at the African U23 Championship, Group B, which was held on Morocco on Sunday.

Although SA played most of its match with a team of 10 players, Brilliant Khuzwayo, the keeper, had a penalty. Player Mohammed Ahmed Magdy scored Egypt’s only goal in the Egyptian team’s 1 – 0 victory over Gabon. This put the Egyptian team on the top of the table for a tournament that serves as Africa’s qualifying campaign for the 2012 London Olympic.

Magdy struck during the second half of the match when Gabon’s defenders were clearly unable to manage a cross, enabling Magdy to score. Gabon, however, recovered and continued making a number of significant attacks.

During the last ten minutes of the match, Alexander Nduoumbou almost scored twice, but was unable to because of the Egyptian team, which occupies the fourth position on the table.

Later in the game, the match between Ivory Coast and South Africa ended in a draw. Although the Amaglug-glug held on and had been in the lead position via Phumulele Bhengu at the 22nd minute, the game took a different turn after the break with Thami Sangweni picking a second yellow card.

Halfway through the second half of the match, Ivory Coast got a penalty when Kevin Beugre came down; however, Brilliant Khuzwayo, the keeper, made a correct guess and rescued the shot. When there were just 8 minutes for the game, Ivory Coast was back in the game with Henri Griffits as a substitute and the match ended in a tie.

The tournament second round commenced on Tuesday and the top three sides will try to qualify for 2012 London Olympics while the fourth side will have to get through a play-off with an Asian team as a final chance to get a berth in 2012 London Olympics.

Also during the opening match, players Erick Mathoho, Sameehg Doutie, Ace Bhengu, Gladwin Shitolo, Sibusiso Mxoyana, and Brilliant Khuzwayo sustained minor injuries and required medical assistance.

Egypt to Emerge as Winner?

Egypt beat Ivory Coast in its second Group B game on Wednesday, however, the team is not invincible and will have to improve in the final third before it can hope to score any more goals and qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

Ladbrokes has Egypt pegged as the possible winner and punters may feel that this team is the best bet, considering that Egypt beat Gabon while SA tied with the Ivory Coast.

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