Senegal – Egypt: more than a match 
Wednesday night, Tangier will roar. Not for a game. For a clash that sums up twenty years of rivalry, lost finals, scraped qualifications, heavy stares and moments that stick.
Senegal arrive firing like a machine. Egypt have zigzagged, but they’re still there when it hurts. This semi smells like gunpowder — tension and revenge in the air.
Senegal: a team with rare maturity 
Since this AFCON began, the Lions look like they’ve found the right gear. No excess. No panic. No wasted moves.
Just a team that knows what it’s doing, where it’s going, and won’t be dragged into chaos.
Group stage: two wins, a draw — never looked rattled.
Round of 16: a controlled 3-1 against Sudan.
Quarter-finals: a solid 1-0 against Mali, a match they controlled from start to finish.
Eleven goals scored, two conceded. Three clean sheets.
They hit hard. They defend harder.
And crucially, they’ve learned how to hurt Egypt: three wins in the last five meetings, including the one that sent the Pharaohs out of the 2022 World Cup.
Egypt: getting results, sure… but never reassuring 
Egypt have won four of five. On paper, that looks tidy.
On the pitch, it’s another story.
A stoppage-time goal to beat Zimbabwe.
A penalty to down South Africa.
A flat 0-0 with Angola.
In the round of 16 they needed extra time to see off Benin.
In the quarters they nearly threw away a 3-1 lead against Ivory Coast.
Same script: a flash of brilliance, then a blackout.
A side that lives off individuals, never the collective.
Salah, Marmoush, Trezeguet can flip a game in a single action.
But the defence is shaky.
Against a disciplined Senegal, that can turn into a gulf.
Probable line-ups
Senegal :
Mendy ; Diatta, Koulibaly, Niakhate, Diouf ; Diarra, I. Gueye, P. Gueye ; Ndiaye, Jackson, Mané
Egypt :
El Shenawy ; Hany, Ibrahim, Rabia, Fatouh ; Attia, Fathi, Adel ; Salah, Marmoush, Trezeguet
What you need to know
- Senegal have scored 11 and conceded only 2.
- Egypt have won, but rarely with style.
- The Pharaohs have scored just one goal against Senegal in five matches.
- The Lions look more consistent, more complete, more confident.
Football Prediction Senegal vs Egypt
Senegal to win
Senegal play like a team that knows it can go all the way. Egypt survive, but never convince. Recent meetings have been tight, but the Lions look better placed to reach another final.
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