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Elneny warms up for AFCON with win

Mohamed Elneny warmed up for the Africa Cup of Nations by playing all 90 minutes of Egypt's 2-0 friendly win over Tanzania in Cairo.

In what is the Pharoahs' only pre-tournament friendly game ahead of its kick-off on Saturday, our midfielder remained on the field for the entirety of the game which saw the hosts cruise to victory.

The opening goal came on 32 minutes when Mohammed Salah's through-ball was knocked into the net by former Aston Villa man Trezeguet.

It took Egypt until the 72nd minute to double their lead, which came in fortuitous circumstances when Salah saw a penalty hit the woodwork, but bounce back off Tanzania keeper Aishi Manula before finding the back of the net.