Aboubakar in a press conference before Cameroon\u2019s match against Egypt made some comments about Salah which has got a lot of people talking. Some people claim it\u2019s just a mind game to put Salah off his game.<\/span> It\u2019s a clash of two titans in the second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final as five-time champions Cameroon, who\u2019ve reached this stage for the ninth time, meet Egypt \u2013 the only team to have won this competition more often than them (seven times). <\/span><\/p>\n Cameroon – the tournament hosts – are now unbeaten in nine matches (W8, D1) and are bidding to make more history having won each of their last eight AFCON semi-final outings without conceding!<\/span> (Aboubakar celebrating a goal)<\/span><\/p>\n Adding to the sense of occasion, these two giants of African football haven\u2019t met since the 2017 AFCON final, a game in which Cameroon won 2-1 to end a prior seven-match winless H2H sequence (D2, L5). <\/span><\/p>\n With the \u2018Indomitable Lions\u2019 scoring six of their last nine goals after half-time, if they\u2019re behind at the break \u2013 as they were five years ago \u2013 they won\u2019t be overly worried.<\/span><\/p>\n Also used to going the distance, Egypt won on penalties in their round of 16 victory against Ivory Coast then needed extra-time to see off Morocco 2-1 in the quarter-final. <\/span><\/p>\n They qualified for the knockouts despite scoring just twice in the group stage (W2, L1) so although the \u2018Pharaohs\u2019 haven\u2019t found top gear just yet, they\u2019ve used all of their experience and guile to stay in the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n That suggests that this repeat of the 2008 and 2017 AFCON finals will be another tight battle and notably, these two sides\u2019 respective semi-finals in 2017 both produced exactly two goals, with all four strikes coming after the 70th minute. <\/span> (Salah Celebrating a goal) <\/p>\n Egypt have also won each of their last six AFCON semi-finals so shouldn’t be overawed by the occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n Aboubakar stated: He doesn\u2019t impress me much. I say it clearly because I\u2019m an honest person & I have my way of seeing things. If he impressed me, I would say so. He doesn\u2019t impress me much. He\u2019s a good player, he scores a lot but he doesn\u2019t produce a lot of stuff in the game.”<\/span><\/p>\n Content created and supplied by: KingtsugiNews (via Opera \n , . , . () , , , , , , , , . \/ , and\/or . , , and\/or , and\/or <\/span><\/p>\n
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