Both teams have had similar success in the tournament, winning four out of five games, but the way they won is different.
They’ll face each other on Wednesday at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier, Morocco, for a place in the finals.` kick off at 6 pm (17:00 GMT).
Senegal, currently ranked second in Africa behind the hosts Morocco, aims to reach their third AFCON final in four editions and reclaim the top spot on the continent.
Since the competition began, Senegal’s performance has been strong, with two wins and a draw in their group. In the knockout phase, they easily beat Sudan 3-1 in the Round of 16 and narrowly defeated Mali 1-0 in the quarter-final.
With eleven goals in five matches, Senegal shows their strength in attack, but their defence deserves praise too, as it kept three clean sheets and conceded only twice in its last five matches.
The Lions of Teranga have a good record against Egypt, winning three of their last five meetings, including their most recent match, which eliminated Egypt from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Egyptian head coach Hossam Hassan should be concerned that his team has only scored one goal against Senegal in their last five meetings.
Like Senegal, Egypt also won two games and drew one in the group stage. However, their wins were less convincing. Egypt needed a last-minute goal to win 1-0 against Zimbabwe and relied on a penalty to beat South Africa, while they drew 0-0 with Angola.
In the knockout round, Egypt needed extra time to defeat Benin and narrowly won against Côte d’Ivoire 3-2 after leading 3-1 at one point.
Breakdown of Egypt Statistics
Aiming to become the first team to participate in 10 AFCON finals, currently sharing the record of nine with Ghana.
Egypt has made it to the AFCON finals in the years 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, and 2021, with its last final appearance being in 2021.
They have never reached an AFCON final in North Africa unless they were the hosts.
This is the deepest Egypt has advanced in a tournament held in North Africa that is not on home soil.
They were knocked out in the group stages in the years 1988, 1990, and 2004, and they made it to the quarter-finals in 1994.
If they make it to the final, it will be their third final in five tournaments and their first since 2021.
Recap Senegal stats
Successfully defeated Mali 1–0, advancing to the semi-finals for the first time since 2021.
They have netted goals in their last nine AFCON encounters.
The last time they did not score was during their 0–0 draw with Egypt in the 2021 final, which resulted in a victory for them on penalties.
Currently, they are on a 16-match unbeaten streak at AFCON, with their last defeat occurring in the 2019 final (W11 D5).
In the ongoing tournament, they have achieved four victories, with their previous record being five wins in 2019.
They have completed their first five matches at an AFCON without a loss for the second time, alongside 2002, when they went through six matches without defeat (W4 D2).
They have tallied 11 goals in this edition, marking the highest number they have scored in a single tournament.
Senegal is making their sixth appearance in the semi-finals, having previously done so in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2019, and 2021.
They have reached the finals three times in total, in 2002, 2019, and 2021.
