Betway AFCON diaries: Cameroon v Egypt semifinal 2 preview

With Senegal booking their place in the final showdown, the footballing world awaits their opponent as Cameroon and Egypt battle it out in the second semis on Thursday.

The hosts Cameroon have steamrolled past all opponents faced but will face arguably their biggest test thus far as they face Egypt who started slowly with a 1-0 defeat to Nigeria but has been a superior side since.

At 19:00 GMT, another finals team will be decided at the Olembe stadium, with Bakary Papa Gassama as the main referee. It will be an intense matchup.

Game to go all the way to penalties

The two teams have shown immense quality throughout the competition and deserve places in the semis. Cameroon can count on the duo of Ekambi and Aboubakar to cause some damage, whilst Egypt will be looking at Mohamed Salah.

With potent offensive power from both teams, goals are expected to arrive. However, it will likely play out to a stalemate over 120 minutes.

Cameroon will be expected to clinch the victory with a large crowd on their side to cheer them on.

The odds

Cameroon are slight favorites to win the game with game with their odds priced at 2.23 whilst that of Egypt stands at 3.80. A draw has been priced at 2.80.

Team News

Cameroon predicted XI: Onana, Fai, Castelletto, Ngadeu, Tolo, Gouet, Moumie, Anguissa, Hongla, Ekambi, Aboubakar.

Egypt predicted XI: Sobhi, Fatouh, Ashraf, Abdelmonem, Kamal, Elneny, Fathi, Al-Sulaya, Marmoush, Mohamed, Salah

Cameroon v Egypt head-to-head

5th February 2017: Egypt 1-2 Cameroon (Africa Cup of Nations)

20th May 2012: Egypt 2-1 Cameroon (International Friendly)

25th January 2010: Egypt 3-1 Cameroon (Africa Cup of Nations)

10th February 2008: Cameroon 0-1 Egypt (Africa Cup of Nations)

22nd January 2008: Egypt 4-2 Cameroon (Africa Cup of Nations)

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