Egypt has able for the semi-finals of the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations The Pharaohs will face the Lions of Teranga on Wednesday in Tangier The added semi-final will be played amid Morocco and Nigeria on Wednesday in Rabat
Egypt 3-2 Cote d’Ivoire Scorers: O. Marmoush (4’), R. Rabia (32’), M. Salah (52’) / A. Fatou own ambition (40’), G. Doué (73’)
Mohamed Salah denticulate and provided an abetment as Egypt withstood the Ivorian beachcomber to snatch a affecting 3-2 achievement in a blood-tingling quarter-final, breadth the Pharaohs’ ability fabricated the aberration adjoin the territorial ascendancy of the Elephants.
In the 4th minute, Omar Marmoush set the tone. Served by Emam Ashour, the Manchester City advanced fabricated a absolute run and exhausted the Ivorian goalkeeper to accessible the scoring. Ivory Coast bound took ascendancy of the ball, laying annoy about the Egyptian amends area. Diallo and Diomandé delivered assorted crosses, Guessand pushed to alleviate the Pharaoh’s backline, but El Shenawy and his aegis angled afterwards breaking.
Against the run of play, Ramy Rabia angled the advance in the 32nd minute with a altogether placed attack from a Salah bend (2-0).
Far from actuality demoralized, the Ivorians were assuredly adored aback Yan Diomandé affected Fatouh into an own ambition (40’), absolutely reopening the bout bristles account afore the pause.
After the break, Ivory Coast resumed with the aforementioned intensity, but it was afresh Egypt who struck. On the aboriginal absolute adventitious of the additional half, Mohamed Salah, altogether served by Ashour, accursed a low attempt to account his fourth ambition of the clash (47’, 3-1).
Émerse Faé’s men did not accord up. Kessié, Fofana, and Diallo pressed, until Guéla Doué bargain the arrears in the 73rd minute afterwards a anarchic bearings in the box (3-2).
The final account saw Cote D’Ivoire laying siege. Corners, crosses, and aeriform assurance rained bottomward on the Pharaohs’ area, adapted into a red fortress. El Shenawy, warned for time-wasting, and his aegis captivated close until the final whistle.
Dominated but atrociously efficient, Egypt ousts Cote D’Ivoire and abide their journey, blockage accurate to their acceptability as the almanac ancillary in the competition.
Post-match Reactions:
Mohamed Salah, TotalEnergies Man of the Bout : “I am actual blessed and appreciative to comedy with these guys. We consistently appetite to accompany joy to the Egyptian fans, and we accept we can win every bout with this mindset.
It was a difficult match. The Ivorians won the AFCON aftermost time at home. They played like champions today as well. But we gave everything, and I’m blessed we managed to qualify. I consistently accord my all for my team. I try to accompany my acquaintance to advice us accomplish abundant things. I consistently acquaint my teammates to accord aggregate as anon as they footfall on the pitch. It’s actual important to do that so we accept no regrets.”
Émerse Fae, Côte d’Ivoire’s drillmaster : “We are balked by tonight’s result. We had able our players to face this Egyptian team, but we fabricated far too abounding mistakes at key moments in the bout to achievement to annihilate them.
What hurts best tonight are those mistakes. It took us some time to get into the match. I affliction acceptance the aboriginal ambition so early, as able-bodied as the second. We reacted able-bodied by advancing aback to 2-1 afore halftime. But the third ambition put us in trouble. It’s adamantine to explain these lapses in concentration. We will abide to assignment to acclimate for the World Cup.”
Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s drillmaster : “Since we arrived, I’ve consistently said that every bout is like a final for us. That’s how we access every game. Every bout is different, and we acclimate to anniversary opponent. I’m actual blessed about our qualification. The players gave everything, and I’m appreciative of them. Our alertness fabricated the difference. We knew they were the ascendant champions. We admired them and put a bold plan in place, which formed today. It’s accurate we additionally fabricated mistakes in the bout that amount us two goals, but we denticulate three. However, we will actual these shortcomings for the abutting matches.”