Cape Verde maintained their dominance in group B as the team qualified to the round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nation after holding Egypt to a pulsating 2-2 draw on Monday.

Cape Verde took the lead in the 45th minute through Gilson Tavares’s low drive shot that beat Egypt goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shenawy.

However, the Pharaohs wasted no time in the second half as Trezeguet leveled parity in the 50th minute to revive their hope of qualifying to the knock out stages.

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Egypt almost made it 2-1 but Fathi’s shot was well parried over by Cape Verde goalkeeper, Josimar Diaz Vozinha in the 88th minute.

Egypt thought they had won the game after Mohamed netted in the 93rd minutes before Teixeira scored in the 99th minute to earn Cape Verde a

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