Egypt booked their place in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Cameroon 3-1 on penalties.
Cameroon had dominated the first half with Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui hitting the post in the pick of the chances before letting the game run away from them as Egypt took control of the tie.
However, despite a number of close efforts neither side could find the net in 120 minutes of action.
Mohamed Abou Gabal was the hero as Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations final at the expense of hosts. After 120 minutes of scoreless action, goalkeeper Abou Gabal saved spot-kicks from Harold Moukoudi and James Lea Siliki before Clinton N’Jie completely missed the target.
Egypt went into their second penalty shootout of AFCON 2021 – having also beaten the Ivory Coast on spot-kicks in the last 16 – without manager Carlos Queiroz, who was sent off in the 90th minute of normal time after receiving two quick yellow cards.
Cameroon will now face Burkina Faso in the third-place play-off on Saturday, before Egypt face Senegal in Sunday’s final as Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane go head to head.
