LUANDA (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Egypt and Angola will meet in Saturday's Group C of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers in a bid to top the four-team tournament in Luanda. 

While Egypt needed extra five minutes to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 65-61 in the opener of the Qualifier on Friday, hosts Angola rallied from a 13-point deficit to deny a resilient Morocco team 62-56.

At first glance, Angola seem favorite not only for benefiting from the homecourt advantage but also for displaying an experienced roster that has been playing together for almost a decade.

However, this Egyptian team may be missing some frontline players such as Assem Marei and Ehab Amin, but they are tremendously competitive. 

It's hard to predict a winner between these two African champions.

Key Matchups: Egypt's Ibrahim Elgammal and Angola captain Carlos Morais have been labelled as two of Africa's most talented shooting guards. So, expect a three-pointer contest between the two.

Head-to-Head: Angola currently hold a 6-0 edge over Egypt dating back to the 1997 edition of the African Championship.

The last time they met, at FIBA AfroBasket 2015, Angola ended Egypt's title aspirations in the Quarter-Finals with an 83-63 rout.

Key differences: While Angola tend to score from long range, Egypt usually play a slow-paced style of game with a significant influence of seven-footer Omar Oraby.  

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