Egypt vs. Botswana: Preview, Team News, Lineups
Preview
Egypt will be looking to continue their impressive start to the Africa Cup of Nations when they take on Botswana in their second Group A match on Saturday.
The Pharaohs opened their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria, while Botswana lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso.
Egypt are the clear favorites for this match, but Botswana will be hoping to cause an upset. The Zebras have a good record in the Africa Cup of Nations, having reached the quarter-finals in 2012.
Team News
Egypt have no major injury concerns, but Mohamed Salah is a doubt for the match after picking up a knock in training.
Botswana have a number of injury concerns, with Kabelo Dambe, Kabelo Seakanyeng, and Mogakolodi Ngele all ruled out.
Lineups
Egypt: El-Shenawy; Kamal, Gabr, Hegazy, Fathy; Elneny, Hamed, Trezeguet; Salah, Mohsen, Warda Botswana: Monggae; Gaolaolwe, Ditlhokwe, Nthwane, Gaolaolwe; Mogorosi, Maoto, Kgaswane; Seakanyeng, Ngele, DambePrediction
Egypt are the clear favorites for this match, but Botswana will be hoping to cause an upset.
The Pharaohs have a much stronger squad on paper, and they will be confident of getting a result.
However, Botswana have shown in the past that they are capable of beating the odds.
I predict that Egypt will win the match 2-0.
