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Venue Senegal | 5 Sep 2014 – 23:00 (Cairo Local Time) | 4PM ET (Canada-USA)
It’s been five years since Egypt last appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs are record winners with seven titles in the continent’s most prestigious football competition, yet they have failed to qualify for the last two editions in Gabon – Equatorial Guinea 2012 and South Africa 2013.
After achieving an unprecedented feat of winning the title three times in a row at home in 2006, followed by Ghana 2008 and Angola 2010; Egypt were surprisingly eliminated in the 2012. In a group that included South Africa, Sierra Leona and Niger, the latter sealed qualification capping one of the all-time surprises in the history of the tournament. Egypt’s failure to qualify for the first time since 1978 had cost iconic coach Hassan Shehata who guided the Pharaohs to the historic treble his position.
It will be the second time for the Pharaohs to lock horns with Teranga Lions in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. In 1997, the two teams were drawn in the same group in the journey for the continental tournament in 1998 in Burkina Faso.
After a goalless draw in Dakar, Egypt managed a 2-0 win at home, before going all the way to win the prestigious continental title for the fourth time in 1998.
Both sides have met four more times in the Africa Cup of Nations final tournament with each side winning twice. Egypt lost 1-0 at home in 1986 before achieving victories in 2000 and 2006. In between Senegal managed a lone goal win in 2002.
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This live event is over (Egypt lost 2-0 to Senegal)
