The momentum towards the Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 continues to gather pace as teams streamed into the capital Cairo, before Friday’s opening match between the hosts and Zimbabwe at the Cairo International Stadium.
Latest to touch down in Cairo on Wednesday were Madagascar and Kenya who jetted into Egypt from France where they had put up their pre-tournament training camps.
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While Madagascar camped at the French Football Federation headquarters, Kenya were at the rugby facility located in Marcoussis, 40km from the capital city.
Kenya is in Group C with Senegal, Algeria, and Tanzania and will play their matches at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, with their opener being on Sunday night against the Desert Foxes of Algeria.
Madagascar who are making their debut in the biennial African football showpiece will be in Group B and play their matches at the Alexandria Stadium.
They will compete against fellow debutants Burundi, Nigeria, and Guinea.
Guinea have already arrived at their base in Alexandria and have had their team meeting ahead of their first match on Saturday against Madagascar.
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