Egypt lost Mohamed Salah to injury before coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Ghana in their potentially decisive Africa Cup of Nations match on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Mohammed Kudus scored both goals for Ghana but the “Black Stars” were let down by defensive mistakes as Omar Marmoush and Mostafa Mohamed capitalized to dent the four-time champion’s hopes of making the knockout stage.
Ghana remained bottom of Group B with just one point, level with Mozambique, while Egypt was second on two points behind group leader Cape Verde. Cape Verde and Mozambique play their second game of the tournament Friday. Only the top two in each group are assured of advancing.
William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty was enough for Nigeria to jolt its campaign into life with a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast.
