Cameroon vs Egypt Africa Cup of Nations 2010 LiveBlog

January 25th, 2010 | by: Daryl | View Comments

I’m not going to insult your intelligence by explaining what a big game this Cameroon vs Egypt Africa(n) Cup of Nations quarterfinal is. Replay of the 2008 final (which holders Egypt won 1-0), Samuel Eto’o, etcetera, etcetera. Instead let’s focus on the form of two teams who will be planning on winning not just this game, but the whole thing.

Egypt have been pretty much unstoppable, beating Nigeria, Mozambique and Benin to take the full nine points from Group C. Ahmed Hassan isn’t as young as he used to be, but he’s been pulling plenty of strings for Egypt so far. No World Cup this June means this is their 2010 right here.

Cameroon have been less impressive. Inconsistent would be the kindest way to describe them. Underperformers would be the harsh way. Manager Paul Le Guen took a gamble in the final group game vs Tunisia, dropping experienced heads like Rigobert Song and Geremi, and regular midfielders like Stéphane Mbia and Achilles Emana, and Cameroon were somewhat lucky to get the 2-2 draw that kept them in the tournament. Will be fascinating to see what sort of team Le Guen picks today.

For proper previews of this game, read what our two team bloggers have to say:

- Tamim’s preview at Egypt World Cup Blog
- Shane’s preview at Cameroon World Cup Blog

LiveBlog is below and will get going either 15 minutes before kickoff or after I’ve made and eaten a tasty sandwich (ingredients to be determined).