[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/Egypt_3_Cameroon_1_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_Highlights]Team captain Ahmed Hassan led the way with a brace as Egypt defeated Cameroon 3-1 after extra-time in quarter-finals of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola earlier today.
The Pharaohs will now meet arch-rivals rivals Algeria in the semi-finals of the competition on Thursday. Les Fennecs booked a spot at FIFA World Cup 2010 at the expense of the Egyptians in a hotly-contested one game playoff back in November.
Scorers:
Egypt: Ahmed Hassan 37, 94, Mohamed Nagui 91
Cameroon: Ahmed Hassan own goal 25
Red card: Aurelien Chedjou (Cameroon) 111
Halftime: 1-1
Fulltime: 1-1
Teams:
Egypt: 1-Essam El Hadari; 2-Mahmoud Fathallah, 6-Hani Said, 20-Wael Gomaa, 7-Ahmed Fathi; 14-Sayed Moawad; 8-Hosni Abd Rabou (12-Hossam Ghali 85), 17-Ahmed Hassan (19-Mohamed Abdelshafi 118), 3-Ahmed Al Muhammadi; 9-Mohamed Zidan (15-Mohamed Nagui 67), 10-Emad Motaeb.