Africa Cup of Nations

FT Thursday, February 3, 2022
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Egypt advance 3-1 on penalties · Olembe Stadium

Match Report

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Mohamed Salah, Egypt beat Cameroon; will face Sadio Mane's Senegal in AFCON final

Egypt edged hosts Cameroon 3-1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final of Africa Cup of Nations following a goalless draw after extra time.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
47.5
Possession
52.5
7
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
441
532
Passes
565
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
6
Crosses
30
0.2
Cross %
0.2
84
Long Balls
104
28
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
10
31
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
18
Effective Clearances
10
18
Clearances
10

Head to Head

EGY leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CMR · 3-4-3-d

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD
  3. 25Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoDM
  5. 14Samuel Oum GouetSW
  6. 8Frank AnguissaAM
  7. 18Martin HonglaLM
  8. 19Collins FaiRM
  9. 10Vincent AboubakarF
  10. 12Karl Toko EkambiLF
  11. 3Moumi NgamaleuRF

EGY · 4-3-3

  1. 16GabaskiG
  2. 15Mahmoud El-WenshCD-L
  3. 2Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-R
  4. 13Ahmed FatouhLB
  5. 3Omar KamalRB
  6. 5Hamdy FathyCM
  7. 4Amr Al SulayaLM
  8. 17Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 14Mostafa MohamedF
  10. 22Omar MarmoushLF
  11. 10Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 37' Omar Kamal (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Amr El Soleya.
  3. 61' Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 61' Samuel Oum Gouet (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, Egypt. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Omar Marmoush.
  6. 80' Substitution, Cameroon. James Léa Siliki replaces Samuel Oum Gouet.
  7. 85' Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Omar Kamal.
  8. 86' Substitution, Egypt. Mohanad Lasheen replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  9. 86' Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
  10. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Cameroon 0, Egypt 0.
  11. 98' Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Bassogog replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  12. 99' Substitution, Cameroon. Harold-Desty Moukoudi replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto because of an injury.
  13. 105'+2'
  14. 105'
  15. 105' Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Sherif replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
  16. 108' Substitution, Cameroon. Jean Onana replaces Martin Hongla.
  17. 118' Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mohamed Sherif.
  18. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, Cameroon 0, Egypt 0.
  19. 120'
  20. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Cameroon 0(1), Egypt 0(3).

Africa Cup of Nations News

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