Afcon 2019: Ibenge rues DR Congo luck in Egypt defeat

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DR Congo manager Florent Ibenge believes his side would have secured a better result against Egypt if key moments had gone their way

DR Congo manager Florent IbengeÂ bemoaned his sideâ€™s luck after their 2-0 defeat by Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.Â

Goals from Ahmed Elmohamady and Mohamed Salah inflicted a second successive defeat on the Leopards, which has put their chances of qualifying for the knockout phase of the competition in seriousÂ jeopardy.Â

Speaking after the game on Wednesday night, Ibenge, believedÂ the final score might have been different if key moments went his teamâ€™s way.Â

â€œWe were closer to a draw, but the crossbar denied us two goals before Salahâ€™s goal, which made things difficult,â€ he told reporters.Â

â€œI want to congratulate Egypt on qualifying [to the Round of 16]. We tried untilÂ the end.â€

Two defeats on the spin meanÂ DR Congo are bottom of Group A and must win their final group game against third-placed Zimbabwe on June 30 to give them a chance of progressing to the next stage as one of the best third-placed teams.

2019-06-27 10:00:02

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