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End of match

End of match

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    FT: Cameroon 0 (1-3) 0 Egypt! Egypt are in the final of the AFCON after putting away all their penalties.
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    Bad penalty by Clinton N'Jie right footed shot. Clinton N'Jie should be disappointed.
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    Mohanad Lasheen converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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    Siliki - SAVED by Gabaski.
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    Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
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    Makoudi - MISSES, Abou Gabal saves it.
  • Finished
    Sayed - stutters and sends Onana the wrong way.
  • Finished
    Aboubakar - Stutters and sends it down the middle.
End of match

End of match

  • 120'
    FT: Cameroon 0-0 Egypt! A penalty shoot-out will decide who goes into Sunday's final.
  • 120'
    1 minute added on!
  • 118'
    Sobhi finds space on the right, and with a number of Egypt players piling into the box, his low cross is overhit and goes beyond everyone.
Substitution

Substitution

at Egipto
  • 118'
    Egypt sub: Zizo on for Sherif.
Substitution

Substitution

at Camerún
  • 108'
    Cameroon sub: Hongla is replaced by Onana. Something has to give, surely?
  • 105'
    HT in ET: The whistle goes for a short interval and the search for a goal continues. We are just 15 minutes away from a penalty-shootout for a place in the final.
  • 105'
    1 minute added on!
  • 103'
    Hamdy Fathy tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
  • 100'
    Salah has been quiet tonight but he comes alive on the edge of the box as he releases a shot which goes wide of the post. Onana had it covered.
Substitution

Substitution

at Camerún
  • 98'
    Cameroon double sub: Bassogog on for Ekambi and Moukoudi on for Castelleto.
  • 94'
    Foul by Martin Hongla on Mohamed Salah.
  • 91'
    Back underway again in extra time!
  • 90'
    FT: Cameroon 0-0 Egypt! Extra will be needed to decide who will play Senegal in the final.
  • 90'
    Carlos Queiroz has been sent off for protesting. He thinks Sobhi has been punched by a Cameroon player and comes running out of his area to have a go at the referee.
Substitution

Substitution

at Egipto
Substitution

Substitution

at Camerún
  • 86'
    Cameroon sub: Clinton N'Jie replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
Substitution

Substitution

at Egipto
  • 85'
    Egypt double sub: Ashour on for Kamal and Lasheen on for Elneny.
Substitution

Substitution

at Camerún
  • 80'
    Cameroon sub: First change of the night for Cameroon as Siliki takes Gouet's place.
  • 71'
    Gouet strikes the ball sweetly from distance but his effort goes just wide of the post. Cameroon's search for a goal continues...
  • 68'
    Ngamaleu's free-kick is met by the head of Toko-Ekambi, but Abou Gabal goes down to save it.
  • 66'
    Foul by Mostafa Mohamed on Michael Ngadeu.
Substitution

Substitution

at Egipto
  • 63'
    Egypt sub: Ramadan Sobhi replaces Omar Marmoush.
Card

Yellow card

a Camerún
  • 61'
    Mohamed Elneny and Samuel Oum Gouet are shown the yellow card.
  • 56'
    Foul by Mohamed Salah on Tolo.
  • 55'
    Corner awarded to Cameroon.
  • 54'
    In an attempt to defend a free-kick, Hamdy and Fattoh collide into each other. The latter goes down momentarily before getting back to his feet.
  • 50'
    The second-half has started more evenly. Egypt look a lot more lively than they did before the break.
  • 47'
    Foul by Collins Fai on Trezeguet.
  • 46'
    Egypt get us going again!
  • 45'
    Egypt sub: Trezeguet replaces Amr El Soleya.
  • 45'
    HT: Cameroon 0-0 Egypt! Cameroon have dominated the majority of this game and have gone close on a few occasions but we go into the interval goalless. A place in the final is still up for grabs.
  • 45'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 41'
    A free-kick is delivered into the Egypt box and Hamdy and Ngadeu-Ngadjui go down after a clash of head. The pair are on the ground receiving treatment.
  • 37'
    Tolo attempts to lift the ball over Kamal, who stands his ground and brings down the Cameroon defender. He immediately goes into the book.
Card

Yellow card

a Egipto
  • 37'
    Omar Kamal is shown a yellow card.
  • 35'
    Carlos Queiroz looks frustrated on the touchline as his team continue to be pressured. Just to mention, he has Airpods on for some bizarre reason.
  • 31'
    Foul by Mohamed Salah on Ekambi.
  • 24'
    Anguissa swings in a cross but Abou Gabal comes off his line to punch the ball away. The Egypt goalkeeper goes down and he's currently receiving treatment.
  • 20'
    Foul by Tolo on Mohamed Salah.
  • 18'
    Almost! Ngadeu-Ngadjui rises highest to a corner and strikes the top of the post. Aboubakar stretches for the rebound but it goes just wide of the post.
  • 17'
    Corner awarded to Cameroon, conceded by El Soleya.
  • 12'
    Fathi brings down Aboubakar and the referee gives a free-kick. Egypt manager Carlos Queiroz drops to his knees and looks up to the sky in protest. The referee comes over to have a word with him.
  • 10'
    Foul by Zambo Anguissa on El Fotouh.
  • 9'
    Egypt manage to put together a few passes before it's played to Salah, who fires a shot wide of the post. Much better from the Pharaohs.
  • 6'
    Foul by Omar Marmoush. Onana takes the free-kick.
  • 5'
    The Indomitable Lions have started on the front-foot. They're looking to get the ball forward at every opportunity and the crowd is roaring them on. Egypt will be keen to take the sting out of the game soon...
  • 1'
    Cameroon get us going from left to right in their usual colours while The Faraohs are in the white!
Start of match

Start of match

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    The players are out and the anthems are being played!
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    Bakary Papa Gassama of Gambia is the referee while Haythem Guirat of Tunisia is the VAR.
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    It's 24 degrees and dry in Yaounde for this one.
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    A reminder we will have ET and pens this evening if required.
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    Faraohs bench: Gad (GK), Sobhi (GK); Alaa, Ashraf; Ashour, El Said, Lasheen; Zizo, Sobhi, Hamdy, Sherif, Trezeguet.
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    Egypt XI: Gabaski (GK); Fotouh, Abdelmonem, El Wensh, Kamal; Fathi, Elneny, Soleya; Marmoush, Mohamed, Salah.
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    Cameroon bench: Omossola (GK), Epassy (GK); Oyongo, Moukoudi; Malong, Jean Onana, Lea Siliki; N'jie, Bahoken, Bassogog, Choupo-Mouting, Ganago.
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    Cameroon XI: Onana (GK); Tolo, Castelletto, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Fai; Oum Gouet, Zambo Anguissa, Hongla; Ngamaleu, Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi.
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    The Pharaohs will look up again to their star captain Mohamed Salah, who scored twice to the moment, and assisted the winner in the quarterfinals against Morocco.
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    After a sluggish group stage campaign, Egypt rose to the expectations to oust Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco and reach the semifinals in style. Now they have to face another tough hurdle in the form of their hosts.
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    Egypt – Extending record. The Pharaohs seem to own almost all of AFCON historic records, but there’s one that they are desperate to extend, winning their eighth title.
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    Cameroon will once again rely on the lethal attacking duo of Vincent Abubakar and Karl Toko Ekambi, who has scored all Cameroon 11 goals to the moment, six for Abubakar and one less for Ekambi.
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    Four wins and a draw in the road to the semifinal give The Indomitable Lions a vast amount of confidence before facing rivals Egypt for a ticket in the 6 February final. They know well they will have the support of thousands as they dream of a sixth AFCON trophy.
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    Cameroon – Hosts with a mission. The hosts’ intensions have been clear from Day 1; they just want the title at home.
Info

Pre-match

03 February 2022, 20:00

Referee: Bakary Gassama | VAR: Haythem Guirat

Stadium: Olembe Stadium

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    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the AFCON semi-final between Cameroon and Egypt from Yaounde! Any predictions?