The Egyptian men's basketball team lost to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a score of 77-75 in the fourth window of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.
The fourth-window qualifier matches are being held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
Egypt's tally now stands at 13 points, placing them fifth, or second-to-last, in the group.
This makes their path in the World Cup qualifying campaign more difficult.
The top two teams qualify directly for the World Cup, along with the best third-placed team across both groups in the African qualifiers.
Earlier, Egypt defeated Senegal in the first match and lost the second encounter to Côte d'Ivoire.
Egypt is in a group that includes Angola, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal.
The qualifiers follow a home-and-away format, with the group winner and runner-up, along with the best third-placed team from both groups, advancing to the 2027 World Cup finals.
The final squad consists of 12 players: Amr El-Gendy, Ehab Amin, Ibrahim Zahran, Omar El-Sheikh, Mohamed Taha, Adam Moussa, Ali Omar, Patrick Gardner, Omar Tarek, Hamd Fathy, Khaled Abdel Nasser, and Anas Osama.
