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AFCON: Elneny stars in Egypt win

The Africa Cup of Nations began on Friday night - and we'll have two players in action during the competition.

Alex Iwobi and Nigeria face Burundi on Saturday night, but Mohamed Elneny and Egypt - who are hosting AFCON - contested the opening fixture of the tournament.

Scroll down to find out how Mohamed fared:

Elneny played the full 90 minutes as Egypt won 1-0 against Zimbabwe in Cairo. Trezeguet scored the only goal to give the host nation a winning start.

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