Omar Shabon scores twice as Egypt beat Tunisia in North Africa U17 opener

Egypt Under-17s began their North Africa qualifying campaign with a 2-1 victory over Tunisia.

ENPPI forward Omar Shabon scored both of Egypt’s goals, while Adam Al-Zribi found the net for Tunisia.

Egypt missed the opportunity to extend their lead when left-back Hossam Hassan saw his penalty saved by the Tunisia goalkeeper in the 76th minute.

The result puts Egypt top of the North Africa tournament standings with three points, ahead of Algeria on goal difference.

Algeria opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Morocco in the other match.

Tunisia are hosting the North Africa tournament, which serves as a qualifying competition for the Africa Cup of Nations.

The competition is being played as a single round-robin tournament involving four teams: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

The top two sides will qualify for next year’s Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations finals.