Tokyo 2020: Egypt Drawn In Tough Group

  Tokyo 2020: Egypt Drawn In Tough Group By Sampson Adedeji Egypt were drawn in a difficult group alongside heavyweights Spain, Argentina, and Australia in Wednesday’s draw for the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, which will be held next July, BSNSports.com.ng reports The 16 teams are allocated to four groups of four teams based on rankings; the hosts, Japan, are leading Group A. The general principle for each tournament’s draw is to ensure that no group has more than one team from the same confederation. The Pharaohs will play their opening match against Spain on 22 July before facing Argentina three days later, while the third match will be against Australia on 28 July. Egypt won the U23 African Cup of Nations on home soil in 2019. Both the first and second teams of every group will qualify for the quarterfinals. Wednesday’s full draw came as follows: Group A: Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France Group B: New Zealand, Korea Republic, Honduras, Romania Group C: Egypt, Spain, Argentina, Australia Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia