A month after pipping Egypt to their first-ever continental success, Senegal will face the same opposition in a mouth-watering World Cup qualifying play-off final at the Cairo International Stadium.
Egypt’s wounds following a heartbreaking defeat in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations grand final have yet to heal. Driven by revenge, the Egyptians will be looking to return the favour to Senegal and secure back-to-back appearances at the World Cup finals for the first time in the nation’s history. Carlos Queiroz’s men reach the AFCON showpiece despite scoring just four goals in their eight outings at the tournament (90mins only). The abovementioned AFCON heartache saw Egypt fail to find the net in a third successive meeting with Senegal across all competitions. However, the ‘Pharaohs’ finished top of the 2022 World Cup qualifying Group F without a single defeat from six matches (W4, D2), having netted an average of 1.66 goals per game.
On the other hand, high-flying Senegal could qualify for the World Cup finals for only the third time in the nation’s history, having featured in 2002 and 2018 editions. ‘Les Lions de la Téranga’ took the 2022 World Cup qualifying Group H by storm, racking up five wins from six matches (D1) while bagging an impressive average of 2.5 goals per game. Excluding fixtures held on neutral soil, Aliou Cisse’s men have gone unbeaten in all five competitive outings away from home (W3, D2) since the start of 2021. But they have found goals hard to come by in that five-game run, netting one or less on three occasions. Likewise, Senegal found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline in their only previous World Cup qualifying visit to Egypt back in 2001.
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