Cameroon-Egypt, a shock poster. Hostilities began for this duel even before the match. But the only truth that exists is on the ground. Who will join Senegal in the final? Vincent Aboubakar is convinced to lead his team to the final. The current CAN 2021 top scorer with six goals fears no player, let alone a certain Mohamed Salah, the boss of the Egyptian team. The Cameroon captain is adamant. Salah does not impress him. “He [Salah] doesn’t impress me much. I say it clearly because I am an honest person and I have my way of seeing things. If he impressed me, I would say so. But he doesn’t impress me much. He’s a good player, he scores a lot but he doesn’t produce a lot of things in the game , ”says the executioner of the Pharaohs during the CAN 2017 final. Aboubakar had crucified Egypt in the 88th minute.
Carlos Queiroz will compose his team without six players including three holders. Mohamed El-Shenawy, Akram Tawfik, Ahmed Hegazy are all injured. Added to this is the suspension of Marwan Mohamed Moustapha Dawoud. But the big concern is above all the absence of Mohamed Hegazy, the boss of the Egyptian defense.
Faced with surface Foxes like Aboubakar or Karl Toko-Ekambi, you need a solid defense to counter them. Pharaohs coach Carlos Queiroz is well aware of this. “ You can win two games, but you can’t be a champion without a good team. I will decide who will start, but all players are important to me. The absence of players like Akram, El-Shenawy and Hegazy is not good for football ”, maintains the Portuguese technician.
Two monuments in the histGf the CAN
Cameroon-Egypt are the two most successful nations in CAN history . The two selections total seven and five titles respectively. The biggest ambition of the Indomitable Lions is to equal the record of the Egyptians. Both teams have also played more finals in this continental fixture. Egypt has 8 finals against 7 for Cameroonians.
Cameroonians and Egyptians meet for the 11th time in the final phase of the African Cup. And no poster has occurred more often in the history of the competition. The Cameroonians total five victories against four for the Egyptians. The two teams neutralized each other once.
