Senegal and Egypt will square up this Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Stade d’Olembé in Yaoundé.
Venue: Stade d’Olembé (Yaoundé)
Key Statistics
Senegal are unbeaten in this Africa Cup of Nations campaign (W4, D2).
They kept four clean sheets in their six games, conceding just two goals.
They are playing in their second consecutive AFCON final.
Egypt kept four clean sheets in this AFCON finals.
They scored just three goals (90 minutes) in the six games.
Head to head
Senegal have won their last two meetings with Egypt. But over nine head-to-head encounters, they have four wins while Egypt also have four wins.
Latest performances in all competitions
Senegal: W-W-W-D-D
Egypt: W-W-W-W-D
Senegal
Senegal will look to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title when they face off with continental heavyweights Egypt in Yaounde on Sunday.
The West African side will be desperate to go one step farther than they did in the last edition when they lost in the final to Algeria.
They qualified for this round by defeating Burkina Faso 3-1 in the previous round, thanks to goals from Abdou Diallo, Ahmadou Dieng and Sadio Mane.
The ‘Lions of Teranga’ have won each of their last three games by a margin of two or more goals and will fancy their chances of scoring against Egypt. In defence, they have conceded just two goals in this tournament.
After the heartbreak of 2019, they will go into this game desperate yet confident of ending their AFCON trophy drought.
Possible Senegal starting line-up
Edouard Mendy (GK); Bouna Sarr, Kalidou Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Saliou Ciss; Cheikhou Kouyate, Nempalys Mendy; Bamba Dieng, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mane; Famara Diedhiou..
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Egypt
Egypt will look to win their record eight AFCON title when they take on Senegal on Sunday.
‘The Pharaohs’ needed penalties to book their place in this round, defeating hosts Cameroon, thanks to the heroics of veteran goalkeeper Gabaski. The 33-year-old Zamalek goalie was the man-of-the-match as he saved three penalties.
With each of their last three games going into extra time, Egypt have the experience of game management. They will hope that their game management experience serves them well in this game against Africa’s top-rated team.
They will, however, have to do so without their coach Carlos Queiroz, who was sent off in the game against Cameroon.
Should Egypt win this, they will extend their already remarkable AFCON record and establish themselves as the kings of African football.
Possible Egypt starting line-up
Mohamed Sobhi (GK); Omar Kamal, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ahmed Fatouh; Ayman Ashraf, Mohamed Elneny, Amr El Solia; Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed, Trezeguet.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Carlos Queiroz (coach)
Prediction
Senegal 2-1 Egypt
