Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final on Thursday after their last-four tie in Yaounde finished goalless at the end of extra time.
Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal saved two spot-kicks in the shoot-out before Cameroon’s Clinton Njie missed, sending the record seven-time African champions through to Sunday’s final against Senegal.
Thursday’s second semi-final finished goalless after 120 minutes but it was Egypt who prevailed in the shootout, just as they had in the last-16 against Ivory Coast, and they will now face Senegal at the Olembe Stadium on Sunday.
The match was the first to be held at the Olembe Stadium since last week’s crush which killed at least eight people, CAF having received assurances over increased security and additional safety precautions.
Cameroon dominated much of the first-half and went closest to an opener when Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui headed Moumi Ngamaleu’s corner against the crossbar.
Egypt, however, improved after the break and Mo Salah was presented with a glorious chance to break the deadlock as he latched onto a dreadful backpass from Martin Hongla, only to falter when trying to round goalkeeper Andre Onana.
