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[Odusko]

Some minutes passed 45 minutes, and both team Cameron and Egypt are steal playing 0:0 scores which will make the game more interesting, I guess tonight's game is going to determine who goes home with the trophy at the end of the tournament.

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[Rruchi man]

Though, I have reasons to think that Egypt are on a mission to absorb all the Cameroonians pressure in this first half and would decide to go for it in the second.

Egypt has really tried in the first 45, not so many chances but the few they have had, they have been able to make it really threatening. The Cameroonian side is a very powerful and fit team, they had like two very good opportunities to put Cameroon in front, but just some slight mistakes. In general they have dominated play and kept Salah under check, looking forward to see how the second 45 goes, i hope there will be goals.

[redsun114]

Cameroon is a very athletic team, and on the side of Egypt is speed and Salah who started scoring goals. For Cameroon it will be a home match and the support of the fans is a weighty argument. Cameroon also plays very productively, scoring at least two goals in all important matches. I think that Cameroon will not lose in regular time, it is also possible that both teams will be able to score goals.

30 minutes of match time has over, but no team has scored yet. I don't see any goal-scoring mentality in any team. Cameroon made 3 shots and Egypt made 2 shots in 30 minutes. Neither team has been able to make a good attack yet. Both teams are probably considering scoring from the counter attack. My guess is, neither team will score in the first half. Will play defensive. They will try to score in the second half. And if a team can score a goal, they will try to win the match by playing defensive again.

Watching this really entertaining game and feeling now as time is running Cameroon is tightening grip on this match and most chances we will have some good number of goals in second half as we have in yesterday match because home advantage and better quality is surely going with Cameroon even we all know how tough is Egypt but still they need some better quality and skills for win this match, but Cameroon is better team on ground and having better ball possession but still its good and quality match between two very good teams from African continent.

Cameroon is going with 100% record at home, and they have very good record against Egypt as well, but recently quality is improved, and both teams have very good skilled players for this match.

[Igebotz]

Only for those who really follow in the years this competition. This was one of the worst do you remember?

I dont follow this competition so much but the only i see was really low level. And the most preocupant is in the most important squads.

Agreed, this has been the worst AFCON I've ever seen, with low attendance and a state of disarray in the stadiums. I believe the civil war in Cameron has contributed to the low attendance. For security considerations, people are hesitant to travel. The group stage was a little tedious, but the tournament's subsequent stages were much more enjoyable.

[swogerino]

Cameroon vs Egypt is going 0-0 and we are at the last 10 minutes of the game.Of course Cameroon had only weak and easy opponents so far while Egypt performance has only been progressing in the upside and I think if they manage to bring the game in extra time they can win this.Cameroon has played better and has had more chances also Egypt hasn't even had a corner yet so I believe their only possibility is to go to extra time and by defending I think they are just trying to do that right now.

[BIT-BENDER]

My prediction of Senegal wining this year's African cup of nation is almost coming true, after they reached the finals of the competition, regardless of who wins between Cameroon and Egypt, I still believe that they won't be a match for the Senegalese team, I really hope to see mane lift this year's tournament, I feel they deserve it and has giving it a real go in the competition no disrespect to any time who would meet them in the finals.

[snipie]

Only for those who really follow in the years this competition. This was one of the worst do you remember?

I dont follow this competition so much but the only i see was really low level. And the most preocupant is in the most important squads.

Agreed, this has been the worst AFCON I've ever seen, with low attendance and a state of disarray in the stadiums. I believe the civil war in Cameron has contributed to the low attendance. For security considerations, people are hesitant to travel. The group stage was a little tedious, but the tournament's subsequent stages were much more enjoyable.

A catastrophic AFCON in all levels not only attendance but also low security level, poor stadium quality, some people even died in one of the stadium, questionable referees decisions, some teams are eliminated due to those weird decisions without returning to VAR although they were asked to... But hey, Eto'o said that this version is a success and he even proposed to host World Cup... Delusion at its best!

[TheEconomists]

Cameroon vs Egypt is going 0-0 and we are at the last 10 minutes of the game.Of course Cameroon had only weak and easy opponents so far while Egypt performance has only been progressing in the upside and I think if they manage to bring the game in extra time they can win this.Cameroon has played better and has had more chances also Egypt hasn't even had a corner yet so I believe their only possibility is to go to extra time and by defending I think they are just trying to do that right now.

I know very well that people who bett in favor of the Burkina Faso must have some money and many will lose huge sum of money again at the end of the match between Egyptians and the Cameroonians. Though I strongly believe that many people will smile home at the end of the match.

[Rruchi man]

Cameroon vs Egypt is going 0-0 and we are at the last 10 minutes of the game.Of course Cameroon had only weak and easy opponents so far while Egypt performance has only been progressing in the upside and I think if they manage to bring the game in extra time they can win this.

Egypt has dominated play in this second half, the game is going into extra time now, the players look exhausted already. I think Cameroon has to ease up with the ling passes, it is a waste of the ball sometimes. Any team that scores first tonight has a higher chance of winning the game. A lot of temper in the Egyptian side, the referee has sent off their head coach and booked another of their official.

[Joca97]

Cameroon vs Egypt is going 0-0 and we are at the last 10 minutes of the game.Of course Cameroon had only weak and easy opponents so far while Egypt performance has only been progressing in the upside and I think if they manage to bring the game in extra time they can win this.

Egypt has dominated play in this second half even more than i expected, the game is going into extra time now, the players look exhausted already. I think Cameroon has to ease up with the long passes, it is a waste of the ball sometimes. Any team that scores first tonight has a higher chance of winning the game. A lot of temper in the Egyptian side, the referee has sent off their head coach and booked another of their official.

Well Cameroon was better in the first half but in second was Egypt. Now its extra time and it is still goalless like expected. I think we might see this going into penalties with 15 minutrs left. Another dead match and another match with no goals.

[yayayo]

It looks like we're going to get penalties. I don't expect to score again, although you never know of course. The penalties could go either way, but maybe I'm a bit premature as we still have a whole 2nd half of the extra time to go. This match deserves a penalty shoot out, are there actually any spectators allowed here?

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[Rruchi man]

It looks like we're going to get penalties.

It's going to be a fairytale final, Sadio Mane against his teammate Mo Salah. Egypt has done a great job, although they were not clinical in their finish, it seems the penalty kicks have saved them yet again. Mo Salah has never won anything for his country Egypt, I'm certain he will play his heart out in the finals against Senegal.

[TheEconomists]

Egyptians has finally made it to the final of the AFCON despite all the challenges from host community. It is not easy though Salah is optimistic that he will not leave Cameron without the Cup. Now the battle is between Egyptians and Senegalese. What is the Odd now those who are good in permutation.

[borovichok]

This year AFCON is very exciting to watch even if my country ( Nigeria) did not qualify from the group stanges.i predicted Inside my mind that Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will play the final, and it has just come to past.but I we prefer Senegal to win this one than Egypt. Because I love Sadio Mane more.but in all honesty they both did very well for there country.

[rijaljun]

We have a final with the 2 best teams. And also with the 2 best strikers of the tournament? The giants mane and salah can now compete against each other to see who will become champion. Haven't checked the odds yet, but surely this will be a 50-50 match? Could go both ways, I think. I dont know who is in better shape this tournament.

[nelson4lov]

We have a final with the 2 best teams. And also with the 2 best strikers of the tournament? The giants mane and salah can now compete against each other to see who will become champion. Haven't checked the odds yet, but surely this will be a 50-50 match? Could go both ways, I think. I dont know who is in better shape this tournament.

Above anything, I'm super excited that it's Mane vs Salah for the AFCON final - I'm seeing Liverpool written all over the trophy  - It's not like Cameroon deserved to be elimibut they do have really terrible penalty takers. Egypt just had to do the minimum required and they won it easily. It's going to be a heated matchfor sure but it's looking lime Senegal would win it considering this is their second consecutive attempt and they've come a long way in this tournament. It's now or never for Mane and his team.

[dataispower]

Finally Egypt defeated Morocco and i never expected Egypt to win Morocco despite that the match ended with penalty, i was watching news yesterday the football analysis, one of them was emphasising on Egypt with courage that nothing will make Cameroon not win Egypt, if Nigeria can win Egypt that Cameroon will win moy better, then i laughed because i knew football is not by bragging, result has been pronounced, right now Egypt is playing finals with Senegal and we don't know how the match of Egypt and Senegal will go because both teams are strong, but at last one win

[BitcoinHunt3r]

This year AFCON is very exciting to watch even if my country ( Nigeria) did not qualify from the group stanges.i predicted Inside my mind that Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will play the final, and it has just come to past.but I we prefer Senegal to win this one than Egypt. Because I love Sadio Mane more.but in all honesty they both did very well for there country.

We thought the same thing when Egypt had to fight Cameroon because Cameroon are much better so we like them going to the next round but today Egypt destroyed it
That means Senegal good record is unreliable there are other factors that determine for now I have not made a choice where I will bet because final is able to change all predictions and assumptions.

[dataispower]

I knew or bear in mind that Senegal will defeat Burkina Faso without penalty, i my thought is that Senegal and Burkina Faso will end by trying of luck, i have never experienced semi finals three good goals is attached instead of something like 2:1, the winning is much despite that both have strong team, the finals is between Senegal and Egypt, two persons from the same club is going to exchange power, i will like salah to win.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

We thought the same thing when Egypt had to fight Cameroon because Cameroon are much better so we like them going to the next round but today Egypt destroyed it

Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch this match but I'm not surprised the Egyptian won over the Cameroonians. What I'm surprised of is for the match to ended goalless and have to go to penalty shoot out. History favores Egypt as in every AFCON tournament whether they play well or not  they are always among the favorite tip to win it. They are the highest winners of the tournament and they have the most informed player at the moment on their team.

Last two season it was a final between this two side but the result was the opposite as Cameroon emerge victories, guess this is a payback. The final is going to be between Liverpool's finest with Mane and Salad facing off. I still tip Senegal to win it. Last AFCON they reached the finals but were beaten by Algeria, they wouldn't be slacking this time around. Good luck to both teams they truely deserve to be playing the finals. Feeling very sorry for Cameroon, the citizens must have thought they'll go all the way this year, very heartbreaking.