Ramadan Sobhi penalty and a double from Magdi within five minutes sink South Africa in semis of U-23 AFCON |

Egypt broke the deadlock in the 59th minute when a handball resulted in a penalty kick which Ramadan Sobhi converted after sending Darren Johnson the wrong way.

Singh threatened to level matters in the final eight minutes, though Singh saw his free-kick cracked the crossbar.

Abdel-Rahman Magdi went and forced himself down the right to rifle home a close-range shot two minutes later after the visitors failed to clear their lines.

Magdi had a double within the matter of five minutes when a howler from Johnson helped the former’s probing attempt to an unguarded net.

South Africa will now have to play Ghana for a third place and hope to qualify for the Olympic Games through that same route just as in 2016.