Egypt suffered extra Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the successful penalty to ship DR Congo by to the quarter-finals.
All 4 of the Pharaohs’ knockout video games within the 2021 match required extra time, culminating in a spot-kick defeat to Senegal within the last.
And, after a 1-1 draw following extra-time, they went the identical approach in San Pedro with an 8-7 loss on penalties.
Mostafa Mohamed continued to step up within the absence of the injured Mohamed Salah along with his fourth purpose in as many matches from the spot, cancelling out Meschack Elia’s opener, with Egypt hanging on in additional time following Mohamed Hamdy’s 97th-minute pink card.