Egypt to play Ivory Coast in U23 Afcon final after easing past South Africa

Egypt’s U23’s beat South Africa 3-0 in the Afcon semi-finals yesterday to set up a showdown with Ivory Coast in the final on Friday, Goal reports. Egypt was handed a controversial penalty midway through the second half, which was converted by Ramadan Sobhi, before Abdel Magdy added a brace late in the game. Yesterday’s victory also saw the Pharaohs qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.