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CAIRO - 22 June 2019: Lebanese star Elissa announced on her official Twitter account supporting the Egyptian National Team to win the African Cup.
'' Support Egypt, we all support for the sake of Salah and all the other great players, my heart is on the pitch and waiting to celebrate with Egypt wining the cup'' tweeted Elissa.
Egypt defeated Zimbabwe 1_0 on Friday night at the opening game of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Mahmoud Hassan known as Trezeguet scored Egypt's winning goal seven minutes before half time after a wonderful play with Ayman Ashraf.
Egyptian players, who gained their first three points at the competition, hope to achieve the eighth title at the competition.
With fireworks, pharaonic costumes and joyful song by Egyptian folk singer Hakim, Nigerian Femi kuti and Côte d'Ivoiren Dobet gnahore, the 2019 African Nations Championship (AFCON) kicked off at Cairo International Stadium on Friday.
Egypt plays in Group A alongside Zimbabwe, DR Congo and Uganda.
On February 4, in conjunction with the International Day of Cancer, Lebanese singer Elissa was keen to launch an awareness campaign, asking Lebanese people to detect this disease early.
"Cancer is present now in every family in Lebanon; we can’t ignore it anymore," Elissa previously wrote on her Twitter account.
Elissa performed a concert in Egypt on January 18. The yield of the concert was fully dedicated to Egyptian breast cancer patients. Elissa previously expressed her happiness for being chosen to be the ambassador of the breast cancer awareness campaign.
“I am proud to be the ambassador of the national campaign to combat breast cancer," said the star during the campaign.
Elissa revealed having breast cancer in her latest clip "Ela Kol Ely Beyheboony" (To All Those Who Love Me), in which she shed light on her struggle with the disease and her recovery.
Elissa is one of Lebanon's most famous singers and one of the best known artists in the Arab world. She was the best-selling female Middle Eastern artist for 2005 and 2009.
In 2005, 2006 and 2010, she received the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist, and became the first Lebanese singer to receive the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist.
It is worth mentioning that he Lebanese star has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Elissa is also one of the richest celebrities in Lebanon, with an estimated wealth of over $40 million. As of 2017, Elissa has had over 44 million followers on social media.
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