Injured Koka ruled out of round of 16

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Mon, 01 Jul 2019 - 12:31 GMT

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File- Ahmed Hassan known as Koka

File- Ahmed Hassan known as Koka

CAIRO – 1 July 2019: Egypt’s striker, Ahmed Hassan known as Koka, suffered a serious ankle injury during Egypt’s 2-0 victory over Uganda on Sunday night at the last round of the group stage.

Koka was Egypt’s starting striker against Uganda but he suffered an injury after 20 minutes and he was replaced by Mawan Mohsen.

“Koka needs seven days to recover from the injury and he will not be available for the next game.” The national team medical staff revealed.

In front of a full capacity Stadium, Egypt defeated Uganda 2_0 on Sunday night at the last game of the group stage.

Egypt finished the group stage as leaders after achieving three straight victories over Zimbabwe, DR Congo, and Uganda.

Egypt calmed Egyptian fans over the team's ability to go far at the competition with a fine display especially at the last minutes of the first half.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Aston Villa's Elmohamady scored Egypt’s two goals against Uganda.

Egypt's goalkeeper, Mohamed Elshenawy, produced a wonderful performance during the game, having stopped all the opponent’s attempts to score.

The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, will reach the second round.

This year’s edition of Africa Cup of Nations is considered the biggest Africa Cup of Nations ever with 24 teams.



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