For the fifth consecutive time, Egypt will be in the Africa Cup of Nations final! On Saturday, the Pharaohs will attempt to win a fourth consecutive title that woiuld be the tenth in their history.
To reach this stage of the competition, Juan Carlos Pastor's men have shown their determination with a flawless run. After victories over Gabon (36-25), Angola (41-28) and Uganda (13-54) in the preliminary round, Yahia Omar and his team showed their offensive superiority against Algeria (42-28) and Nigeria (48-22). Although Cape Verde have been the nation that has shown the most resistance to the Egyptians so far, they were unable to pull off an upset on Thursday (32-26), falling victim to Yahia Omar, who scored ten goals and made two assists.