Hot Egypt crush Ivory Coast
Thursday, 07 February 08, 10:35 PM
Egypt will defend its African Cup of Nations title in the championship game after routing Ivory Coast 4-1 in Kumasi tonight.
Two goals from in-form striker Amr Zaki sealed victory for Egypt after with Abdulkader Keita's goal in between offering a glimmer of hope to the Elephants.
Zaki's first goal appeared to close the door on Ivory Coast in the 62nd minute before Keita struck back almost immediately.
But within five minutes Zaki produced a sweet strike of his own to restore Egypt's two-goal cushion.
Mohamed Aboutreika iced the win with a goal in stoppage time, while it was Ahmed Fathi who opened the scoring for Egypt and gave it a 1-0 half time lead.
Ivory Coast endured a miserable night with goalkeeper Boubacar Barry leaving the game injured and Kolo Toure, rushed back from injury, well off his game.
After disrupting what had been a flawless centre-back paring of Didier Zokora and Marc Zoro, it was the latter who made way for Toure.
Ivory Coast now go to the game most of the experts predicted would be the final, but is instead a third-place playoff with Ghana in Kumasi on Saturday.
Egypt now defends its crown against Cameroon in Accra on Sunday.
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Egypt and Egypt always ... i couldnt forget they way the ivory coast player was smilling be4 the game .like they are going to atrip ,, and when u looked at the egyptian player faces .u know they are not kidding.. they respect the team they playing with , and did everything in football to beat them ,,,, hopefuly god willing in sunday we ll beat cameron and win the cup ,, i guess we deserve it ,,,and hard luck to the ivory coast ,,, they are really one of the best teams in the world , ............... PROUD TO BE EGYPTIAN
pride destroyed ivory coast. only those determined to win will win. ivory coast have the standard players to win Egypt but i think they underated Egypt. The should lean to play without pride.
IVORY COAST DID NOT PLAY CASE OF THIER OWN COACH WAS BAD IN ALL TACTIC HE HAS DROWN WITH THIS MATCH ALSO EGYPTION PLAYERS WERE SO SERIUOS TO PLAY THIS WAY BUT IVORY COAST IS REALL THE GREATIEST IN AFRICA LOVE EGYPT