Mohamed Salah scored from a free-kick as host country Egypt defeated Uganda 2-0 in Cairo Sunday to win Group An at the Africa Cup of Nations with an ideal three-win record.
Pre-competition top choices Egypt will stay in Cairo for the round of 16 and play a standout amongst the best four third-place finishers next Saturday.
After productive Liverpool scorer Salah put Egypt ahead against the run of play on 36 minutes, skipper Ahmed Elmohamady included a second just before half-time.
Uganda had a lot of ownership in the two parts and regularly took steps to score without figuring out how to put the ball in the net.
Egypt beat the final standings with nine points and Uganda came next with four to likewise qualify naturally for the knockout stage.
The Democratic The Republic of Congo came third with three points after trouncing Zimbabwe 4-0 in another Cairo arena.
Elmohamady stated: "Nine points out of three games are something Egypt is utilized to – the difficult part is the thing that comes straightaway.
"Starting tomorrow, we will begin to get ready, paying little heed to the group we will meet in the last 16.
"We scored five objectives in three matches and kept three clean sheets. For me, these are great numbers." Uganda was more amazing than Egypt for the initial 30 minutes on a hot night at a stuffed 75,000-limit Cairo International Stadium.
Goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy did well to push a sizzling, long-ago Allan Kyambadde roll over to the detriment of a corner.
Abdu Lumala was a steady danger for the Cranes and had a shot and a header spared one after another with the Pharaoh's defence, not its ordinary guaranteed self.
Salah at that point reversed the situation toward the record seven-time African bosses by lifting a free-kick over a cautious divider and past goalkeeper Denis Onyango into the edge of the net.
It was the second the objective of the competition for the Egyptian icon and Elmohamady scored his second in first-half stoppage time.
Enormous Blow
A low cross evaded two Egyptians, including Salah, yet tumbled to Elmohamady, who released a low the shot that took a slight diversion in transit to the most distant corner of the net.
It was an enormous blow for the Ugandans, who did not have the right to be two objectives behind as they strolled to the changerooms.
The pace of Salah allowed him to score his second objective not long after the break, yet Onyango made a radiant one-hand square to thwart the 2018 African Footballer of the Year.
Uganda recovered their poise to cause steady issues for the homegroup yet came up short on a clinical finisher like Salah.
Prior, Africa Cup of Nations newcomers, Madagascar pulled off a staggering bombshell of powerhouses Nigeria with a 2-0 prevails upon the three-time previous champions to secure a spot in the last 16.
Lalaina Nomenjanahary gave Madagascar a stun twelfth moment lead in Alexandria and Charles Andriamatsinoro fixed the triumph.
At the 30 June The stadium in Cairo, the Democratic Republic of Congo put a two-misfortune begin to the competition behind them with a 4-0 triumph over Zimbabwe, the greatest of the challenge up until this point.
Jonathan Bolingi punished a blunder by goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze to head the Congolese Leopards in front on four minutes and Cedric Bakambu added a second before half-time.
China-based Bakambu got again halfway during that time half and Britt Assombalonga included a fourth.
The Congolese will know only Tuesday night after the final group matches whether they are among the best four third-place finishers and remain in the competition.
