Dec 26 (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah scored a ‌first-half penalty as 10-man Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 in their Africa Cup of ‌Nations Group B clash in Agadir on Friday to become the first team into ‌the knockout stages of the competition.

Egypt have six points from their opening two games and have won the group with a game to spare. South Africa have three points from their two games, while Zimbabwe and Angola have one each ‍after they drew 1-1 earlier in the day.