Egypt beats Guinea in the opener

Mohab Abdalatif

Egypt - Guinea 68-60

Egypt beats Guinea 68-60 in U18 African Championship opener. The hosts recovered from a slow start to seal the win in Day 1. Guinea grabbed a 19-12 lead at the start of the game to surprise the home side. Egypt needed a 21-15 run in the second period and then took control in the second half.
Mohab Abdalatif (02) was unstoppable with 42 points and 7 rebounds. Moamen Abouzeid (186-G-03) netted 7 and Saifeldeen Moustafa (192-G-02) as well as Malek Abdelgowad (02) brought 5 each. Mambourou Mara (194-F-03) replied with 28 points in a loss, whilst Kabinet Kaba (198-F-03) and N'Famara Dabo (203-PF-04) scored 9 apiece.

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