AFCON 2021: Egypt Edge Cameroon On Penalties, To Face Senegal In The Final

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

Pharaohs of Egypt defeated host, Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 1-3 on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

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120 minutes of the game failed to produce any goals as referee Bakary Papa Gasama sent off Egyptian coach, Carlos Queiroz in the 90th minute.

The coach was initially issued a yellow card for his troubles on the torch line before being sent to the stands.

The Cameroonians had a bad day during the penalty shoot-out as Harold Moukoudi, James Lea Siliki, and Clinton Njie missed their spot-kicks while captain Vincent Aboubakar converted his first penalty kick.

On the part of the Egyptians, Zico, Mohamed Abdelmonem, and Mohanad Lasheen slotted in their penalty kicks to give Egypt a 1-3 win.

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Egypt will face Senegal in the final on Sunday, February 6, 2022.

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Senegal on Wednesday defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to make it to back-to-back AFCON final.

The Teranga Lions reached the final of the last edition in 2019, losing 1-0 to Algeria.

Host, Cameroon will face Burkina Faso in the third-place match on Saturday, a repeat of the opening game of the tournament where the Indomitable Lions recorded a 2-1 win.

This will be the second tournament to be hosted by Cameroon in the space of a year where the team will suffer defeats in the semi-final.

As host of CHAN 2020 in 2021, Cameroon lost 4-0 to Morocco in the semi-final and also lost the third-placed match to Guinea.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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