I still think Egypt is going to win tomorrow. They've won the AFCON 7 times. You can't count them out.
Every time Senegal has made it to the AFCON finals, they've choked.
Not this time around. Senegal have found their scoring boots. No African team has been to the finals 3 times and not won.
Yes, Egypt has 7 AFCONs but their first two AFCONs was when most of Africa was still colonized. Only 3 teams participated in the 1959 editions. 4 in the prior tourney.
They had one in the 80s and again in 98.
It was really 2006-2010 that cemented them as African powerhouses. Two 1-0 wins and a 0-0 won on PKs (two of Egypts AFCONs have been won on PKs).
Egypt is an enigma. Never really the best team, but they’re hard to beat and when it comes to PKs, they’re solid.
I still have Senegal for this.