Afcon 2019: DR Congo will play to avoid defeat against Egypt – Ibenge

Democratic Republic of Congo manager Florent Ibenge has reinforced the significance of his side securing a positive result against Egypt in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A encounter on Wednesday.

The Leopards fell to an unexpected 2-0 defeat to Uganda in their opening game of the finals on Saturday, and another defeat against Egypt will seriously damage their qualification hopes.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Ibenge stressed the consequence of picking up a win or draw against the host nation, regardless of the difficulties they will encounter.

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"We will play to avoid a loss against Egypt and to win at least one point to help us proceed to the next round,” Ibenge said at…