Egypt beat Uganda 1 -0  through  Abdallah El Said who scored at the  last-minute to give Egypt the advantage. winner to give Egypt at the African Nations Cup Group D on Saturday and eliminate the East Africans from the competition.

Egypt moved into second place in the standings on four points as they finally ended their goal drought at the tournament.

Egypt’s Argentine coach Hector Cuper was relieved his side pulled off the win in testing conditions.

"It was difficult on that pitch and in this climate but we won and that is the important thing," he said. Uganda, without a point, cannot go through to the next round with one game still to play.

Egypt began the match with a much improved tempo after a cautious approach in their opening game against Mali, laying early siege to Uganda's goal. Uganda, who last competed at the Nations Cup finals 39 years ago, stood firm, however, and found confidence in midfield after initially giving away a lot of possession.

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