Egypt beats Algeria to reach AFCON final
BENGUELA, Jan. 28, 2010 (AMP) — Angola 2010 : Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for the seventh time in their history with a 4-0 win against Algeria (halftime: 1-0) on Thursday night.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 14 appearances (first in 1968)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982)
Egypt at the AFCON
- 6 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008)
- 22 appearances (first in 1957)
- 26 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008) Runners-up (1962) Third Place (1963, 1970, 1974) Fourth Place (1976, 1980, 1984)
Algeria
0:4
Egypt
0:4 (0:1)
- 28 January 2010
- 20:30
- Benguela
AFCON History
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