Substitute Mostafa Mohamed scored a 90th minute equalizer to save Egypt blushes as they held Gabon to a 1-1 draw on Sunday night.
Jim Allevinah gave Gabon the lead after 73 minutes, shortly Omar Gaber was sent off for receiving a second yellow card to reduce Egypt to 10 men to make it apparent that the Panthers were on their way to a historic win, but for Mohamed’s last gasp equalizer.
Egypt tops Group F on four points, while Gabon had their first point of the campaign. Angola faces Libya in Luanda on Tuesday in the other match of the group.