Soccer today: The 33rd Africa Championship 2022, the “Africa Cup of Nations” of the African soccer association CAfrica Cup 2022, will choose your African champion 2021/2022 today. Yesterday, semi-final losers Burkina Faso played hosts Cameroon in an advanced match for third place – hosts Cameroon won on penalties after a comeback. Senegal meets Egypt in the final today at 8pm at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.
While Senegal was expected at this stage of the competition as one of the favorites to win their first title and as runners-up last edition, Egypt defied predictions of an early tournament exit and went on an impressive winning streak for their eighth AFCON title in record extra time .
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Final today: Senegal becomes African Champion 2022!
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10:38 p.m – Senegal begins! Meet both! The 2nd: Senegal hits, Egypt hits the post! Gabiski saves, Egypt scores, tie! Egypt misses, Senegal scores. The 5th penalty shoots Mané! And hits! Senegal is African champion for the first time!
10:36 p.m So the title will be decided on penalties!
10:29 p.m – Each time a strong chance to score, but it stays at 0:0! It’s a penalty shootout!
10:12 p.m – Another half in overtime. Not a great chance… Penalties again?
9:55 p.m – In fact, there is half an hour extra! How do the pharaohs react now? This is going to be exciting!
9:50 p.m -5 minutes left to play! Will Egypt go into extra time for the fourth time in a row?
8:50 p.m – Halftime! Senegal have advantages, but Salah had the best chance just before the end!
8:38 p.m – An exciting game, but still 0:0!
8:07 p.m – Mané steps up! Without words! Gabarksi holds! It stays at 0:0!
8:05 p.m – Penalty for Senegal! Clear foul in the penalty area, now Gabarksi comes into focus again – does he save another penalty?
8:00 p.m – The national anthems are played! After a minute’s silence, we’re off! Incidentally, Senegal has coach No. 3 on the bench. because the first two were blocked and got a red card in the semi-finals because of moaning and mobbing. Two Bundesliga players are also there, namely Sarr from FC Bayern in Senegal, on the Egyptian side Marmoush from Stuttgart.
7:45 p.m – Historically: Either Senegal wins the cup for the first time or Egypt wins the African championship for the eighth time!
7:45 p.m – Two top players from Liverpool FC are in the final today!
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19 o’clock – It begins in one hour! While Senegal was expected at this stage of the tournament as one of the favorites to win their first title and finish second at the last edition, Egypt defied predictions that gave them little chance of their eighth AFCON title.
After missing the 2019 final, I will be there tomorrow to write the history of Senegalese football. The most important thing for me is to give the trophy to Senegal and the Senegalese people. We have to make our dream come true, which is to win the final. We want to play well and perform well to win this final. It will certainly be the most important game of my career and I will play it with all determination and zeal to win the tournament.”Khalidou Coulibaly (Captain, Senegal)
Senegal – Lucky for the third time
After two defeats in the two finals (2002 and 2019), Senegal is hoping for a “third time of luck” this time.
The Teranga Lions had less complicated tests given their opponents’ path to the final. After a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe and two goalless draws against Guinea and Malawi as group toppers, Sadio Mané’s side defeated Cape Verde 2-0, Equatorial Guinea 3-1 and Burkina Faso by the same result in the knockout stages.
Also this year they can draw on the great experience of Liverpool superstar Sadio Mane, Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
“We’ve prepared well for the final with players determined and confident to perform well. We will go into this final with determination against a great Egyptian side. We know our opponent well; they have their own philosophy of play and have experienced players at continental level. We’re on the way to our goal of winning the title on Sunday night. We have to concentrate on the final, play it well and make our game successful. We must seize the moment. In the past we’ve lost two finals, but this time we’ll approach the game with more determination.”Aliou Cissé (Coach, Senegal)
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Egypt – Twelve years of waiting
The Egyptians, winners of the competition seven times (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), are hoping for an eighth star on their shirt 12 years after their last triumph.
After losing their opening game to Nigeria, Egypt defeated Guinea-Bissau and Sudan to advance through the group stage. Since then, the Pharaohs have eliminated three big names, requiring three overtimes and two penalty shoot-outs. Neither Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco or hosts Cameroon have been able to stop the pharaohs on their way to the grand final, five years after failing in the Gabon 2017 final.
Liverpool FC’s Mohamed Salah set a good example in every game and will be there again this year. In the absence of the injured Mohamed Elshenawy, goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Gabal, who produced heroic penalties against Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon in the penalty shoot-out, will once again form the front line of the Pharaohs in the title tie.
Mohamed Salah during Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Afcon Final Egypt press conference
“After losing the final against Cameroon in 2017, we will give everything against Senegal to get the eighth star. We’re determined to win the title. The players are ready physically and mentally. We’re here to play for the title and that means a lot to us. We want to offer all Egyptian citizens a title”.Mohamed Salah
Match for 3rd place Africa Cup of Nations 2022 on Saturday, February 5th, 2022
The game for third place was actually planned for Sunday evening at 5 p.m., three hours before the final. But it was decided to bring the game forward to Saturday. The police forces would have been overwhelmed to look for order in two places in the capital.
In the end, hosts Cameroon won 5-3 on penalties after the score was 3-3 after 90 minutes – there was no extra time. After a 0:3 deficit, Cameroon managed to catch up to a 3:3. Stephane Bahoken (72′) and Vincent Aboubakar (85’/88′) scored for Cameroon.
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Which teams will play in the final at the Africa Cup 2022?
Senegal meets Egypt on Sunday at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé as the 33rd edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 advances to its grand final.
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How does the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 work?
Since 2019, the Africa Cup has been held with 24 teams. You meet in six groups of four. The two best teams in each group and the four best third-placed teams qualify for the knockout phase, starting with the round of 16. The final will take place on February 6th at 8pm at the Stade Paul Biya in Yaoundé. The defending champions are Algeria, who beat Senegal 1-0 in the 2019 final.
