The inform Egypt battles Libya for the top spot of Group F of the CAF World Cup qualifiers at the Borg El Arab Stadium on Friday with kickoff at 22:00.
Both sides prepare for the direct top of the group double-header clash with Libya currently leading the group with maximum points from their opening two matches while Egypt are two points behind them in the second spot,
Indeed, Libya have made an impressive start to their World Cup qualifying campaign keeping an 100% in their two fixtures so far, having opened with an impressive 2-1 win over Gabon on September 1st before recording 1-0 away win against Angola six days later.
Javier Clement will now want his side to continue their 100% record and their current momentum going as they look to take a massive stride forward in their quest to book a place in Qatar next year, which would be their first ever World Cup finals and will be willing to give everything to put themselves in a strong position to achieve their dreams.
Meanwhile Egypt are unbeaten in their opening two matches, opening their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win before earning a point in the 1-1 away draw against Gabon. The draw saw manager Hossam-El Bardry lose his job following his sucking by the Egyptian FA and in his succession Portuguese manager Carlos Queiroz was appointed and he will start his reign in this match and will hope that his side can develop winning culture under his leadership as they look to book a place the Qatar World Cup.
The Pharaohs head into the clash in an impressive and strong form as they have won four, drawn two and lost none of their last six matches across competitions and Carlos will want to continue their good form as they aim to leapfrog their Friday’s opponents and find redemption after their last World Cup appearance in 2018, when they lost all their three group games in Russia.
Egypt vs Libya head to head
Both sides have met three times since 2004 with Egypt winning two times whereas Libya have won once and they are yet to record any sort of draw.
- Egypt 1-0 Libya 05/06/17
- Egypt 2-0 Libya 20/01/06
- Libya 2-1 Egypt 08/10/04
Home
- Gabon 1-1 Egypt
- Egypt 1-0 Angola
- Egypt 4-0 Comoros
- Kenya 1-1 Egypt
- Togo 1-3 Egypt
Away
- Angola 0-1 Libya
- Libya 2-1 Gabon
- Libya 0-1 Sudan
- Tanzania 1-0 Libya
- Libya 2-5 Tunisia
Egypt team news
Egypt will be without Trezeguet who continues to nurse a knee injury while Mohamed El Shenawy is a doubt.
Libya team news
Libya called a 27-man squad and are all fully-fit for selection.
Prediction and odds
- Egypt win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.
