Egypt’s long unbeaten run at Africa Cup of Nations finalscontinued Wednesday as they qualified for the finals of the African cup of Nations by beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on Penalties after the match ended 1-1 at full time and extra time. But they were fortunate to beat Burkina Faso on penalties after the underdogs dominated but could not find the extra edge to win the match.
The Burkinabes were the better team throughout the game. Egypt were passive for long periods, and far below their best, but held their nerve on penalties.
Egypt won’t be bothered how they did it, they are in the final, and still unbeaten at Afcon finals since 2004. They will now wait for the outcome of Tomorrow’s match between Cameroon and Ghana to know who they will meet in the final.