The Indomitable Lions were stunned on penalties by the North African giants as their ambition of winning the Afcon trophy on home soil came to an abrupt end
Cameroon’s aim of winning yet another Africa Cup of Nations trophy came to a crushing end on Thursday as they were pipped by record holders Egypt on penalties
After both sides failed to win the game in regulation time, it then progressed to extra time but still a winner was not selected.
However, Egypt stepped up their performance to shocking win 3-1 on penalties to progress to the final for the first time since 2017 as they search for their eighth trophy in the competition.
The vociferous Cameroon fans were left weeping uncontrollably but in truth, they have been served a dose of their own bitter pill to swallow.
After causing a lot of pains to many countries, Cameroon experienced how disheartening it is to host a tournament and lose in the semifinals.
In 1988 and 2002 Cameroon shocked hosts Morocco and Mali respectively, as well as Ghana in 2008 which forced me to abandoned the second semifinal game played later in the day.
Although, many people especially neutrals pity them but a lot also feel elated to just see Cameroon missing out of the final especially on home ground.
With Senegal edging out Burkina Faso in the other semifinal game on Wednesday, Egypt would now face Senegal led by Sadio Mane on Sunday while Cameroon try to save their blushes in the third-place game against Burkina Faso on Saturday.
Senegal are hoping to win their first-ever trophy after losing their previous two Afcon final in 2002 and 2019.