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Egypt coach requests postponement of AFCON final to prepare
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Egypt coach has requested that the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal be postponed to give them more time to prepare.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: var(--c-contrast-800);">The Egyptians defeated hosts Cameroon on penalties in Thursday&#8217;s semi-final.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;I want to inform the CAF authorities that Senegal has an extra day of training, so perhaps we should play the final on Monday,&#8221; Egypt&#8217;s assistant coach Diaa al-Sayed urged after coach Carlos Queiroz was sent off in the semi-final.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After a goalless 120 minutes in Yaounde, Egypt triumphed 3-1 in a shootout, while Senegal defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 in normal time the day before.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the last 16, the Egyptians needed extra time and penalties to win the Ivory Coast, and in the quarter-finals, they beat Morocco 2-1 in extra time.</span></p>
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