Senegal vs Egypt: All roads lead to Cameroon as Senegal look to win their maiden AFCON title when they meet Egypt in the finals on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Senegal vs Egypt
Venue: Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date: Monday 7th February, 2022
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/CAFTVafricanfootball
Preview
Senegal head into yet another final after beating Burkina Faso 3-1 in their semi-final clash on Wednesday.
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Diallo, Dieng and Mané found the net for Senegal as they booked their place in the final.
On the other hand, Egypt beat hosts, Cameroon on penalties 3-1 in their semi-final clash after it finished 0-0 in regulation time.
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Aboubagal made vital saves off Moukoudi, N’Jie and Siliki to ensure a second final for Egypt in three seasons of the AFCON.
The battle lines are drawn with two Liverpool teammates on either side of the pitch as Sadio Mane faces club team-mate, Mohamed Salah for a chance to gain silverware.
Both sides last met in the AFCON Qualification match in 2014 where Senegal won 1-0 through Diouf’s goal.
Form Guide
Senegal: WWWDD
Egypt: WWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Burkina Faso 1-3 Senegal
Cameroon 0(1)-0(3) Egypt
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Senegal vs Egypt in India?
The live stream is available on YouTube channel for Indian viewers, as no broadcast is available.
Team News
Neither side has any injury concerns ahead of the big Final.
1986: Senegal ✅
2000: Egypt ✅
2002: Senegal ✅
2006: Egypt ✅
2021: ❓The Lions of Teranga and the Pharaohs met each other 4 times before 🔙
Who will break the tie and win the trophy tonight? 🤔#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamSenegal | #TeamEgypt | #SENEGY pic.twitter.com/UMzqiN1lmf
— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) February 6, 2022
Senegal possible 11:
Mendy, Sarr, Koulibaly, Diallo, Ciss, Kouyate, Mendy, Dieng, Gueye, Mané and Diedhiou
Egypt possible 11:
Sobhi, Kamal, Hegazy, Abdelmonem, Fatouh, Ashraf, Elneny, El Solia, Salah, Mohamed and Trezeguet
Prediction: Senegal 2-1 Egypt
Senegal have been in good form during the competition and pose a quality squad.
Egypt have found it difficult to get going and have needed two penalty shootouts to reach this stage.
A quality contest is expected between two evenly matches side but we see Senegal nicking this one to gain their first AFCON title.
