In 11 past matches between the two sides, Egypt carries the slight advantage in head to head record, having won five of the games and Senegal four, with the remaining two playing to draws.
Eguavoen was handed the team on interim basis prior to the AFCON after the firing of Gernot Rohr and despite the team losing to Tunisia by a solitary goal in the round of 16, there were a lot of positives to pick from the campaign.
Otto Addo, the new Ghanaian coach will take on his first match as Black Stars head coach on Friday when he leads out the team to take on Nigeria in the first leg of their World Cup qualification play-off.
Israel Based Novatus Dismas broke the deadlock after just 10 minutes when his whipped curling freekick from distance somehow slipped under the keeper’s arms.
In extra time Senegal had the chances when Egypt decided to sit back. Bamba Dieng forcing two saves from Gabal, one with a header from a Ciss cross while his second was off a rasping shot from distance.
In 2002, Cisse skippered the Senegalese golden generation to the final, but lost against Cameroon with the tactician missing a penalty. In 2019, they were in the final again and this time they lost 1-0 to Algeria in Cairo.
The match had to be decided on penalties after a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes and Cameroon paid the price for poorly taken kicks as they failed to sparkle at home.
Aliou Cisse's team had two penalties awarded in the first half only for the Ethiopian referee to change his mind both times following a VAR review.
“We prepared well for our semi-final against Burkina Faso, even if we didn't have a lot of time. We focused on recovery. We know Burkina Faso team well; they remain a good team that is progressing with good players,” said Cisse.
