Pyramids controlled the match from the start with Omar Gaber pulling the strings from the midfield for the Egyptian side.
The first real chance of the game came 17 minutes into the encounter after the Horoya defence was exposed.
However, Horoya goalkeeper Moussa Camara was alert and he produced a magnificent save to deny Mohamed Farouk.
Camara was the busier of the two keepers as he was called into action seven minutes before the half-hour mark and he gathered Gaber’s long-range shot.
The last goalscoring opportunity of the first-half fell for Gaber after some good work by his teammate Eric Traore in the 37th minute.
However, Gaber’s effort was cleared off the goal-line and the score was 0-0 at the interval following a first-half which was dominated by Pyramids.
Pyramids continued to dominate possession after the restart, but the Guinean champions’ defence looked solid and compact as they contained Ante Cacic’s side.
Croatian coach Cacic decided to make a change in the 73rd minute as winger Ibrahim Hassan replaced striker John Antwi.
Hassan made an immediate impact as he netted in the 74th minute with a low shot which went through Camara’s legs to make it 1-0 to Pyramids having being set-up by Gaber.
It was soon 2-0 to Pyramids when Farouk set-up Abdallah El-Said, who cut inside before beating Camara with a brilliant finish.
Attacker Alseny Camara Agogo was introduced in the closing stages of the game by Horoya coach Lamine N’Diaye and he scored in the 86th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Ultimately, the match ended in a 2-0 victory in favour of Pyramids, who contained Horoya in the dying minutes of the match.
Pyramids (0) 2 (Hassan 74′, El-Said 75′)
Horoya (0) 0
Pyramids: M. Soliman, A. Tawfik, A. Ayman, A. Gabr, M. Hamdi, N. Emad, O. Gaber, M. Farouk, A. El-Said (I. Adel 90’+4), E. Traore, J. Antwi (I.Hassan 73′)
Horoya AC: M. Camara, L. Fofana, A. Mangue, B. Samassekou, G. Asante, D. Nikiema, M. Sylla, A. Wonkoye, O. Mandela (H. Makambo 67′), D. Camara (A,C. Agogo 77′), B. Sakin.
SOURCE: Super Sports
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Sierra Leone skipper and FC Zurich defender Umaru Bangura, fitness Coach Philli Kor and Head of Communications for the National Sports Authority, Eric Batilo Fomba have all tested positive for Covid-19 in Niger.
The Sierra Leone Football Association have confirmed the sad news in a release on Wednesday.
The SLFA says they are monitoring the situation as Bangura, who was substituted in 2-1 defeat in Mauritania due to injury was not part of the Niger friendly on Tuesday.
“I am ok, but we are on quarantine in Niger,” Bangura re-confirmed in a brief message to FSL News.
The match against Niger was Sierra Leone second in four days as they prepared to face Nigeria next month.
Having lost 2-1 in the first friendly game behind closed doors at the Stade Cheikha Boydie, Nouakchott Mauritania on Friday, John Keister’s men suffered another 1-0 second successive defeat – this time at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey.
Sierra Leone has only won once in their last six matches. Their last victory was against Liberia in a World Cup qualifying match in Freetown back in September 2019.
Head coach John Keister has been presented with a big task at hand to rally his troops for Nigeria in next month’s 2022 race to Cameroon.
Nigeria will host Sierra Leone at the 22,000 seated Stephen Keshi stadium when the qualifiers for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations next month before travelling to Freetown for the return fixture to be played at the Freetown Siaka Steven Stadium.
The Super Eagles are leading Group L after their opening two victories against Benin and Lesotho. The Squirrels of the Benin Republic standing second followed by Lesotho.
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Both matches are in preparation for the three-time African champions Nigeria, who played 1-1 with Tunisia in their friendly on Tuesday.
Sierra Leone has only won once in their last six matches. Their last victory was against Liberia in a World Cup qualifying match in Freetown back in September 2019.
Head coach John Keister has been presented with a big task at hand to rally his troops for Nigeria in next month’s 2022 race to Cameroon.
Nigeria will host Sierra Leone at the 22,000 seated Stephen Keshi stadium when the qualifiers for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations next month before travelling to Freetown for the return fixture to be played at the Freetown Siaka Steven Stadium.
The Super Eagles are leading Group L after their opening two victories against Benin and Lesotho. The Squirrels of the Benin Republic standing second followed by Lesotho.
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— AlieAhmed Bittar (@bittar32) October 14, 2020
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Six-year on, he has maintained his innocent and has been waiting on the final findings of the investigation.
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| Pos | Club | P | W | D | F | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bo Rangers FC | 34 | 23 | 11 | 45 | 80 |
| 2 |  Mighty Blackpool F.C | 34 | 18 | 7 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 |  East End Lions FC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 60 |
| 4 |  FC Kallon | 34 | 16 | 9 | 49 | 57 |
| 5 |  Diamond Stars FC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 47 |
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