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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that determined the winner of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which was played between Senegal and Egypt. The match was held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 ...
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [4] was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The knockout stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 23 January with the round of 16 and ended on 6 February 2022 with the final held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third ...
Jan 4, 2022 · The trophy of the African Cup of Nations, presented on December 7, 2021 by the General Manager of Total Energie in Cameroon Adrien Bechonnet to Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, Cameroonian Minister of ...
- Ibrahim Mustapha
- Background
- Route to The Final
- Pre-Match
- Match
- Post-Match
The Africa Cup of Nations, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), is the primary international association football competition for African national teams. The 2021 tournament was the 33rd edition since its inauguration in 1957. The hosts were Cameroon, who were originally awarded the rights to host the 2019 tournament. However, ...
Egypt
Egypt was placed in Group D of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, alongside Nigeria, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau. In the opening match of the group on 11 January 2022, Egypt lost to Nigeria, with the sole goal of the match coming from Kelechi Iheanacho. However, the Pharaohs came back quickly four days later with a 1–0 win to Guinea-Bissau, thanks to a goal from Mohamed Salah; this match was controversial as it saw a late Bissau-Guinean equalizer disallowed by VAR. Another 1-0 win against Sudan, cou...
Senegal
Senegal was placed in Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, alongside Guinea, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Senegal won their first group match with a last-minute penalty converted by team captain Sadio Mané. However, they drew to both Guinea and Malawi in their next two group matches without scoring any goals. Despite this, they still finished first in their group; with only one goal scored in three matches, they achieved the worst goalscoring record of all teams qualified to the round of 16, sc...
Senegal played an almost unchanged team to their starting line-up against Burkina Faso in the semi-finals, the only change was Ismaïla Sarr who started in place of Bamba Dieng. Egypt also made one change compared to the semi-final line-up against Cameroon, with Emam Ashour started at right-back instead of Omar Kamalwho was suspended after receiving...
First half
The first clear-cut chance came in the fifth minute, when Senegal were awarded a penalty when Mohamed Abdelmonem fouled Saliou Ciss in the penalty area. Abdelmonem picked the first yellow card of the game in the process. However, the penalty from Sadio Mané was saved by Mohamed Abou Gabal diving to his right. Egypt's first chance came when Mohamed Salah swung in a free-kick towards Mahmoud Hamdy, but it was caught by Senegalese goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. Senegal dominated the first half by pla...
Second half
Senegal received a free-kick after Mane was brought down at the edge of the box. Idrissa Gueye's effort however, went wide and over the bar. Senegal continued their focus on wing play, but failed to convert most of their crosses. One of them came from left-back Saliou Ciss, which was aimed at Diedhou, who couldn't take the chance. Both sides also kept constantly fouling. Egypt's best chance of the game thus far came when Zizo curled a free kick into the box, which was met by Abdelmonem, whose...
Extra time
Senegal had the first opportunity of extra time, with a Mané cross finding Bamba Dieng, who's attempt was saved by Abou Gabal. In the 100th minute, Trézéguet received the ball 14 yards away from goal, but had his shot saved by Édouard Mendy. Senegal had another opportunity to score the game's first goal from a corner, but Abdou Diallo's header sailed wide. With Egypt sitting back and playing conservatively, they allowed Senegal most of the chances in the extra time period. In the 115th minute...
In an interview following the match, Senegal manager Aliou Cissé said, "It just shows that if you work hard, if you persevere, you will get what you want, I am very emotional because the people of Senegal have wanted this trophy for 60 years." Cissé had previously lost the 2002 African Cup of Nations Final as captain of Senegal, with him missing hi...
Feb 5, 2022 · A thrilling Africa Cup of Nations concludes this weekend as the final two games of the tournament take place. Cameroon lost out to Egypt in Thursday's semi-final, losing 3-1 on penalties after a ...
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