AFP – Egypt's Mohamed Zidan (back) eyes the ball as he stands behind Rwanda's Aimable Rucogoza during … by David Legge David Legge – 15 mins ago JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Egypt revived hopes of appearing at the World Cup for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 triumph over Rwanda in Cairo Sunday. It was a must-win game for the 'Pharaohs' and midfielders Mohamed Aboutrika (twice) and Hosny Abd Rabou scored in the second half for a team that troubled Brazil and beat world champions Italy last month at the Confederations Cup. Victory lifted reigning African champions Egypt from last place on the Group C table to second, level on four points with Zambia and three adrift of Algeria at the halfway stage of the final qualifying phase. Rwanda have only one point in the race to finish first and qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South... [read full story]
