Egypt Bench Mohamed Salah as The Palancas Negras Face Elimination from AFCON.
The Angolan winger curled a delightful free-kick onto the post as Angola and Egypt shared a stalemate.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Manchester City counterpart Omar Marmoush watched from the bench as Group B winners Egypt played out a stalemate with Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The record winners, having already secured top spot, fielded an completely rotated starting XI and lacked a clinical finish in Agadir.
Angola, who required a victory to keep their hopes alive, will now endure an anxious period to see if their two points is sufficient to advance for the last 16 as one of the highest-ranked third-place teams.
Benin, Sudan and Mozambique are assured of at least third place in their pools, all boasting three points.
Match Key Moments
Attacker Fredy struck the woodwork for Angola shortly after the second half, while Zizo – one of three halftime changes by the Pharaohs – stung goalkeeper Hugo Marques' fingertips with a shot from inside the box.
Salah and Marmoush had previously found the net in comeback wins over Zimbabwe and South Africa, respectively.
Egypt will stay in Agadir to meet a third-placed team next Monday, with their opponents to be determined after the group stage finishes on Wednesday.
In the simultaneous Group B closer, South Africa's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe propelled Bafana Bafana through automatically, putting Angola in a precarious position.
Pharaohs Miss Star Power Presence
Mohamed Salah observed Egypt draw a blank in an Afcon match for the first occasion since the 2021 tournament decider.
With first place wrapped up, Egypt coach Hossam Hassan might have hoped for a more convincing attacking performance from his second string.
Mostafa Mohamed, who scored four goals at the previous tournament, set up an early chance for Hossam Abdelmaguid, but the centre-back looped his header wide of the target.
Angola, having made seven changes themselves, almost went ahead when Chico Banza combined with Mabululu before firing a low drive wide.
The first half passed without a shot on target, though Fredy forced goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir into action with a powerful long-range strike.
The Palancas Negras skipper remained the most dangerous threat, seeing a set-piece elude the goalkeeper but crash against the crossbar.
At the other end, Salah Mohsen was stunned after almost tapping in a cross, only for the move to be ruled offside.
Late efforts from M'Bala Nzola and Hamdi Fathy could not break the deadlock, ensuring the match ended goalless.
For Angola, quarter-finalists in 2023, their inconsistent showings in Morocco will lead to scrutiny about their recent coaching decision.
