Egypt wins against Morocco set to play Cameroon in semi-finals
Egypt Vs Cameroon, Thursday: 7 PM GMT.
Egyptians Pharaoahs defeated Morocco on Sunday with a 2-1 win in the on-going AFCON 2021 tournament, the match took place at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde.
The Pharaoahs are set to meet Cameroon on February 3rd in Semi-finals.
The February 3rd semi-final will give a feeling of déja vu. And for good reason, the Cameroonian and Egyptian teams hold the most AFCON titles and often meet in knock-out phase.
Host country is two titles shy of record winners Egypt, Cameroon have five Africa Cup of Nations titles to their name.
If the Atlas lions of Morocco scored first, on Sunday, Mo Salah equalized for the Pharaohs. It is finally during additional time that Egypt took the lead in the quater-finals thanks to Mahmoud Hassan. The Egyptian player put a stop to Morocco’s journey in the tournament and crushed their dream. The Atlas lions last won the African Cup of Nations in 1976.
محمد صلاح & تريزيجيه 🤩#TeamEgypt pic.twitter.com/krRqN2C4es
— عالم الكاف (@CAF_2021) January 30, 2022
