كتب : Omar AbdelAziz
A slack defensive display allowed the hosts to go two-nil up after 22 minutes, with an Asamoah Gyan strike and a Wael Gomaa own goal.
Mohamed Abou-Treika pulled one back for Egypt with a penalty, only for Abdul-Majeed Waris to restore Ghana’s two-goal advantage.
In the second half, Gyan added one more before Egypt lost goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami to injury, with 35 minutes to go.
Substitute keeper Ahmed Al-Shennawi was unlucky to cause a penalty that was converted by Sulley Muntari, while Christian Atsu came off the bench to complete the damage.
Egypt now need a miracle to overturn their trailing when both sides clash for the second leg next month.
Sheer embarrassment
Egypt endured a forgettable start, with a clear-on-goal Gyan shooting into Ekrami’s hands after just 10 seconds.