Khaberni - Four teams reached the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup after diverse paths, Egypt and Senegal with the gravity of direct confrontations, and Morocco and Nigeria with the momentum of victories, converging points, memory, and results on a single path towards the grand continental final.
Watch.. Goals of the Semi-Final National Teams of the Africa Cup of Nations
We start with the Egyptian national team, which collides with its Senegalese counterpart in a vengeful summit that brings the two teams together, tomorrow Wednesday, in the city of Tangier in the semi-finals of the 35th edition of the African Nations Cup for football held in Morocco until January 18.
This African summit exudes the scent of "revenge and restitution," where the Egyptian national team, led by its technical director Hossam Hassan and star and captain Mohamed Salah, seeks to avenge the Lions of Teranga who deprived the Pharaohs of their eighth title, achieving the title for the first time in their history by defeating the Egyptian team by penalty shootout in the final of the previous edition in Cameroon 2021.
Just a few months after this famous final that brought together then-Liverpool stars, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, currently playing for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the Senegalese national team topped their Egyptian counterparts by penalty shootouts again after exchanging wins with a clean goal in home and away legs in March 2022 to qualify for the last World Cup held in Qatar.
Goals of the Lions of Teranga until reaching the semi-finals
Before tomorrow's match, the Senegalese national team, led by its technical director Pape Thiaw, is armed with the advantage of playing in the city of Tangiers since the start of the team’s journey in the tournament, beginning with topping Group D with victories over Botswana and Benin and drawing with the Democratic Republic of Congo, followed by wins over Sudan (3-1) and Mali (1-0) in the knockout stages.
The Pharaohs' goals on the journey to the semi-final
The Egyptian national team, led by their technical director Hossam Hassan, will move after five consecutive matches in Agadir, starting from topping Group Two with 7 points after two victories over Zimbabwe (2-1) and South Africa (2-1) and a goalless draw with Angola, followed by eliminating Benin with a victory (3-1) after extending the extra time in the round of 16, then knocking out the titleholder Ivory Coast with a victory (3-2), last Saturday.