African giants Senegal and Egypt will face each other this evening in the AFCON 2025 semi-final as both teams fight for a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Both teams are old foes and will look to renew the battle they have had for years. In the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal took on Egypt and Les Lions clinched their first-ever AFCON title defeating Egypt in a penalty shootout.
After that, in qualification for the 2022 World Cup, The Teranga lions beat The Pharaohs on penalties again to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit to book their ticket to Qatar.
This brings us to the last-four clash in this year’s AFCON as the two teams face off at the Grande Stade de Tangier on Wednesday, January 14 at 18h00 local time (17h00 GMT).
Senegal vs Egypt team news
The Teranga Lions have no fresh injury concerns or suspension to worry about ahead of the semi-final as the Senegal squad is in very good physical shape after five games.
Edouard Mendy is expected to keep his place between the posts as he seeks a fourth clean sheet at AFCON 2025. There are decisions to be made in midfield and attack as the likes of Pape Matar Sarr, Ismaila Sarr and Nicolas Jackson are vying for a place in the starting XI.
Egypt came out victorious in a five-goal thriller against Ivory Coast without key players Mahmoud Trezeguet and Mohamed Hamdi for the quarter-final tie.
Premier League stars Salah and Marmoush both scored in the win over Ivory Coast and would look to continue their fine form up front as a twin pairing.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The last time these two teams played in an AFCON semi-final, Egypt beat Senegal 2-1 with Amr Zaki scoring the winner, nearly twenty years ago.
Senegal wins: 6
Egypt wins: 7
Draws: 2
While Egypt might be considered underdogs in this fixture, the Pharaohs have been in form this tournament, taking down last edition’s champions Ivory Coast. However, they’d look to overcome the block they’ve had in recent years when it comes to facing Senegal.
