Egypt wins 1-0 against Senegal in CAF World Cup quals

Second match will be held Tuesday in Dakar in Round Three

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Egypt beat Senegal 1-0 in the first game of Round Three in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers on Friday.

The match’s only goal came when Saliou Ciss from Senegal scored an own goal in the fourth minute at Cairo International Stadium.

The second match in Round Three will be held Tuesday at Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Dakar, Senegal.

Both sides faced each other at the First Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on Feb. 6 with Senegal beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties to be crowned winners.

In Round Three, the winners of each home-and-away fixtures, in which the 10 group winners of the second round were included, will qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held from Nov. 21 - Dec. 18 with 32 teams in eight groups.

- CAF World Cup quals results:

Congo DR-Morocco: 1-1

Cameroon-Algeria: 0-1

Mali-Tunisia: 0-1

Ghana-Nigeria: 0-0

Egypt-Senegal: 1-0

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