AFCON 2021 Final: Senegal v Egypt match facts
Senegal faces Egypt later today to clinch the AFCON title for the first time in 16 appearances. Egypt is aiming to win the title for a record of eight times having won it seven times (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010).
This will be the fifth encounter between the Teranga Lions and the Pharaohs. All eyes will be on the Liverpool duo, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane to win the trophy for their respective country. Unfortunately, only one of the two players will carry the day.
Match Information
Date
6 February 2022
Time
20:00 local time (19:00 GMT)
Venue
Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé
Final
Senegal v Egypt
Senegal v Egypt match facts
Senegal and Egypt are meeting for the fifth time at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations. One of the encounters is Egypt run to the 2006 AFCON title, winning 2-1.
In their last four previous encounters at AFCON, Egypt and Senegal have won two games each.
Egypt are playing in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for the ninth time (excluding final groups). Their recent final is in Gabon, 2017, when they lost 2-1 to Cameroon.
Senegal are the first African team after Egypt to play in consecutive finals (2019 and 2021).
Senegal are playing their third Africa Cup of Nations final (2002, 2019 and 2021).
Senegal are aiming to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title since their first appearance in 1965. They have appeared 16 times in the continental showpiece without clinching the title. No team have that number of appearances without winning the title.
Egypt journey to the final came via extra time or penalties. Penalties in the round of 16 v Ivory Coast and semi-final v Cameroon. Extra time in the quarterfinals v Morocco.
Senegal have won 11 AFCON matches since 2017, more winnings than any other team. They have also kept the most clean sheets (12) in this period
Senegal have scored 9 goals from 81 attempts, while Egypt scored four out of 76 attempts- the lowest among the teams to progress to the knockout phases.
Sadio Mane has been directly involved in nine goals (six goals and three assists) of Senegal’s last 14 goals at AFCON.
In AFCON 2021, Mane has better involvement in goals than Salah. Mane so far has scored three goals and provided two assists, while Salah has 2 goals and one assist.
