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Pharaohs Face Teranga Lion in Epic AFCON Final
Pharaohs Face Teranga Lion in Epic AFCON Final
The Pharaohs of Egypt will now Battle the Teranga lion of Senegal at the Olembe Stadium, Yaounde in the final of 2021 AFCON Final on Sunday after the defeated host nation Cameroon 3-1 penalty shoot-out.
With the result two Liverpool striker Salah, Mane will clash at Final on Sunday as Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties to enter final
The encounter between the Indomitable Lions and the Pharaohs, which makes it the most played fixture in the history of the continental tournament saw the 90 minutes goalless.
The two sides know themselves well enough which makes it an explosive encounter without any goal recorded in the 120 minutes of encounter.
Cameroon and Egypt went into penalty shoot-out after they ended extra time 0-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Yaounde
Cameroon missed three spot kicks – AFCON 2022 as Egyptian goal keeper Mohamed Abougabal made two good saves to send the host to play the third place on Saturday with Burkina Faso that was beaten 3-1 by Teranga Lion of Senegal on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper Gabaski was the hero, saving two penalties as Egypt edged past hosts Cameroon in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal. s
Cameroon players on the turf with tears and tears.
An ill-tempered ending to normal time had seen Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz sent off for remonstrating with the referee and his assistant Wael Gomaa cautioned too.
It means they will both be missing from the touchline for the final as Gomaa was also yellow carded in the quarter-final against Morocco.
Meanwhile, Egypt, on Thursday joined Senegal in the final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
On Wednesday night Teranga Lions of Senegal at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 in the first semi final to stroll to the final come Sunday.
Meanwhile, Cameroon will face Burkina Faso in the third/fourth-place play-off, which has been brought forward a day to Saturday
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On Wednesday, Lawal was on the scores sheet for Istra in the 75th minute against Kurilovec, but it was only for consolation, as Istra crashed out of Croatian cup in round 16.
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He has scored three goals and two assists, totally five – goal contribution as a striker so far this season.
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