Egypt pips Tunisia

Jan 25, 2002

Egypt hauled themselves back into contention for a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup here Friday with a 1-0 win over Group D rivals Tunisia.

Egypt 1 Tunisia 0Egypt hauled themselves back into contention for a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup here Friday with a 1-0 win over Group D rivals Tunisia. A first-half goal from midfielder Hazem Emam handed the Egyptians a win which saw them move off the bottom of the Group of Death following their opening defeat to Senegal. After being outplayed in the opening 45 minutes, World Cup qualifiers Tunisia came back into the game after the break and carved out a string of chances.ends

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