AFCON: Rude welcome for Standard reporter on first day in Egypt

Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah (3rd-R) shakes hands with a staff member after winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations football match between Egypt and Zimbabwe at Cairo International Stadium on June 21, 2019. [AFP]

My trip to this marvellous country was full of drama. From delayed take-off to almost missing my connecting flight in Addis Ababa, I surely saw it all.

I knew it was bound to be a tricky affair especially when flying at night and into a foreign land.