Egypt are still confident they can participate in the North African Championship even in the wake of their coronavirus setback, according to media coordinator Walid Maher.
17 members of the Young Pharaohs including coach Rabie Yassin had returned positive Covid-19 tests a day before their first game against Libya.
Nonetheless, the Egyptian Football Association rejected the result and managed to secure another round of tests on Monday evening after meeting with the Tunisian football authorities.
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A second test saw the trio of Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Shehata and Mahmoud Saber Abdel Moneim return negative, yet, they forfeited their first game against the Junior Mediterranean Knights for falling a man short of the required number of players to start a match.