By Austin Oduor Otieno,

Egypt beat Malawi  2-1 in an international friendly  played  today at in Egypt.
Egypt were the first to show early intent of scoring with crisp passes and interplay showing early Intentions.

Their resilience paid off when Ahmed Hassan scored with just 19 minutes of the match played.The scoreline remained at 1-0 in favour of the hosts.

On resumption Mohammed El  Gama scored the second for the Pharoahs in the 47th minute to a 2-0 lead.

Malawi fought hard and were rewarded in the 64th minute when Atusaye Nyondo scored the consolation.

The match ended 2-1 in favour of the hosts.

Egypt next meet Tanzania in the AFCON 2015 qualifier while the Flames welcome Zimbabwe in Blantye.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com