Ahmed Fathy, the Egyptian national team and Zamalek player, suffered a thigh contusion during Egypt's match against South Sudan.
Ahmed Fathy
Club: Zamalek
Fathy fell at the start of the second half, clutching his quadriceps muscle to request a substitution, with Karim Hafez coming on in his place in the 53rd minute.
As learned by FilGoal.com, Ahmed Fathy needs three days of rest before joining group training following his thigh contusion sustained during the match against South Sudan.
The Egyptian national team is preparing for a friendly match against South Africa next Sunday.
Egypt defeated South Sudan 5-0 in the match played as part of the second round of the qualifiers.
The Pharaohs' goals were scored by Mostafa Abdel Raouf "Ziko", Omar Marmoush (two goals), Ibrahim Adel, and Hamza Abdel Karim, marking the Pharaohs' goals against South Sudan.
Egypt raised its points tally to 4, temporarily topping Group B standings, after drawing in the first round against Angola.
Meanwhile, Malawi has 3 points, and Angola has 1 point; they will face each other on October 6 within the same round.
South Sudan sits at the bottom of Group B standings with no points after losses to Malawi and Egypt.
