Africa Cup of Nations semi-final: Egypt into final after beating Cameroon on penalties - reaction

With the state of this pitch, would it surprise you if someone slipping in taking a penalty plays a key part in this shoot-out?

It's a penalty shoot-out for a place in the Afcon final!

Senegal will be sat back in their hotel rooms in Yaounde with a smile on their faces this evening.

They won their game in 90 minutes and have had an extra days recovery - on top of that they know they played a better game yesterday and so far not seen much to worry them in this semi-final.

Gonna be fun watching Egypt figure out penalty order without their coach allowed to be on the pitch to sort it.

Big chance!

Ramadan Sobhi beats his man on the right and fires a cross right past four Egypt players in the box. It just needed a touch. Any contact.

A final Egypt change. Surely one for the pens. Zizo is on for Mohamed Sheriff, who only came on in extra-time.

Cameroon scream for a handball near the Egypt box as an attack down the wing is halted. Nothing doing. Desperation more than expectation.

Five minutes to go.

Just spotted members of the Egypt backroom staff running in and out of the tunnel here at the Olembe - not sure if messages are being relayed from Carlos Queiroz.

Next one of them urges the section of a few hundred Egypt fans to get behind the Pharaohs.

Both these sides are knackered now.

The second corner is headed away and Egypt show enough resolve to prevent the hosts charging forward again.

It'll be another corner. Trezeguet heading the first behind.

Vincent Aboubakar's shot is sent looping over. Corner to Cameroon.

Cameroon turn to Jean Onana and take off Martin Hongla. So no Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting then.

One thing you can guarantee is that this 15 minutes will not be played at break-neck speed.

Something has to give at some point.

Egypt send on Mohamed Sherif for Mostafa Mohamed.

Sulaimon Adelekan: If this semi final goes to penalties, the pharaohs of Egypt will win.

We carry on. Fifteen more goalless minutes and it'll be a shoot-out for the final.

Almost. Almost.

Cameroon find space on the left and the cross is decent from Clinto N'Jie. Egypt keeper Mohamed Abougabal dives out and spills, but there is no Cameroon player there to capitalise.