Egypt and Cameroon will compete on Thursday for the semi-final game in the 33rd edition of Africa Cup of Nations at Olembe stadium.
But looking into history, which team won the most in previous matches?
The Egyptian and Cameroonian national football teams met in 27 matches.
The Pharaohs won 16 matches, lost 6 ones and equaled in 6.
Both teams also met in the African Cup of Nations 17 times and the Pharaohs won 7 matches.
They encountered in African Cup of Nations final in 1986, 2008 and 2017.
– Egypt clinched the title in 1986 and 2008, and Cameroon clinched it in 2017.
-The first encounter between them was in AFCON in 1984; the Pharaohs scored 1 goal in the group stages. Then, both teams encountered in 1986, where Egypt won by penalties.
-Cameroon team won 3 sequence matches in group stages, in 1988, 1996 and 2002. The results were 1-0 , 2-1 and 1-0 .
-In 2004, they encountered again, and the match ended in a scoreless draw.
-The Pharaohs won in group stages in 2008, 4-2. They also clinched the title in the same year after scoring 1 goal.
-In quarter final 2010, the Egyptian national football team won, 3-1.
-The last encounter between them was in 2017 AFCON, and the match ended with 2-1 for untamed lion.
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