Cup to Cairo?

Some Algerian players spoke about "war". And the battle of the arch enemies turned into a football stand off of note. A semi-final of revenge and high emotions. Algeria got 3 players sent off and in the end got trashed 4-0 by Egypt. It was "war" indeed.

In the other semi-final yesterday the youngsters of Ghana beat the pensioners of Nigeria 1-0. So Sunday will see an Afcon final in Luanda between Ghana and record-holders Egypt. If the Pharaohs win again and take the cup to Cairo it will be their 3rd Africa Cup victory in a row. A unique treble. But still the fact that Algeria kept them out of the 2010 world cup, after a tense playoff in Sudan last year, remains a very painfull memory for the Egyptians. Victory on Sunday will just easy that heartache a little bit.