Mohamed Salah’s Egypt take on Achraf Hakimi’s Morocco in Yaoundé on Sunday afternoon for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
The two North African talismen have led their sides to the quarter-finals stages of the competition in tough circumstances. Egypt needed a penalty shootout to overcome Ivory Coast in the round of 16, in which Salah scored the decisive kick before celebrating wildly with his team-mates.
FOLLOW LIVE: Teams and all the action as Egypt face Morocco at the AFCON
Morocco, meanwhile, went behind to Malawi and had to turn the game around to win 2-1 and progress, with PSG full-back Hakimi scoring the winner.
Here’s all you need to know about the game.
When is it?
The match will take place on Sunday 30 January at 3pm GMT.
How can I watch?
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Confirmed line-ups
Egypt: Abogabal, Kamal, Hegazy, Abdelmoneim, Fatouh, Ashraf, Elsoulia, Elneny, Salah, Mohamed, Marmoush
Morocco: Bounou, Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Masina, S Amrabat, Barkok, Amallah, El Haddadi, Boufal, En-Nesyri
Odds
Egypt - 18/7
Draw -9/5
Morocco - 17/10
Prediction
Egypt may have Salah in attack but Morocco have looked a much more coherent team throughout the tournament so far, and their talent in different areas of the pitch should see them through here. Egypt 1-2 Morocco.
