Egypt had fallen behind to an early penalty won by Achraf Hakimi and converted by Sofiane Boufal in the seventh minute in Sunday’s quarter-final at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.
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Boufal, 24, was banished from the Southampton first team following an argument with manager Mark Hughes and missed the last five games of the Premier League season.
The visitors took the game to their opponents, testing Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for the first time in the 22nd minute when Wahbi Khazri’s shot was saved in the bottom corner