Egypt suffered extra Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the profitable penalty to ship DR Congo by means of to the quarter-finals.
All 4 of the Pharaohs’ knockout video games within the 2021 match required further time, culminating in a spot-kick defeat to Senegal within the ultimate.
And, after a 1-1 draw following extra-time, they went the identical manner in San Pedro with an 8-7 loss on penalties.
Mostafa Mohamed continued to step up within the absence of the injured Mohamed Salah along with his fourth objective in as many matches from the spot, cancelling out Meschack Elia’s opener, with Egypt hanging on in additional time following Mohamed Hamdy’s 97th-minute pink card.
