Blouse and Skirt African Nations Cup Shocker !

[Scaly Spurs]

Egypt 3 Cameroon 0 and that's just the first half.........is it on tv btw ?

[Reggae-Fan]

Watching live on my PC here at work (via paid subscription). Egypt have a youth called Mohamed Zidane. Terrorising the hell out of Cameroun, two goals scored so far, looking good for the hatrick

Ivory Coast looks imnpressive too, they beat Nigeria 1-0 yesterday.

[Gamma]

huh...anyway egypt is a plural champion in this competition.

[Reggae-Fan]

Now 3-1..Samuel etto pulled one back

[PeeJay]

RG your spelling is it a cause for concern

Or is it just based on typographical errors....Zidan does not have an "e" Cameroon no "u" ,terrorizing a "z instead of an 's" ETC.etc...

[Lionpaw]

Zidan a mash up the place from long time but his stint at Werder Bremen nah gwan too great.

[Reggae-Fan]

Who is RG? did you mean RF? Seems lik eyou need a lesson in spelling too my friend

In the case of Zidan(e)...not ever seeing the guys name in print lead me down the wrong path. Cameroun/Cameroon...I have seen both spellings used in the past. Terrorise/terrorize..yeah, you are correct, terroriZe is the corect spelling.

[PeeJay]

okay sir just pulling your legs

I know this is not an english class. I love reading yours and everyone else opinions.Keep it coming love......Respect and levity

[PeeJay]

The Pharaohs defeat the Lions

Abd Rabou celebrates his first goal from the penalty spot
Two goals each from Mohamed Zidan and Hosni Abd Rabou gave Egypt a fine start in their defence of the Nations Cup.

Cameroon were outplayed in the first half, Abd Rabou scoring from the spot and Zidan netting two superb goals.

His first came from a speedy breakaway, then he chested down and shot from outside the penalty box for his second.

Samuel Eto'o scored after the break, but Abd Rabou's long shot ended hopes of a comeback before the Cameroon striker struck home a late penalty.

Despite their status as holders, Egypt's qualifying campaign had been uninspiring, and Cameroon were expected to have the upper hand over the Pharaohs.

But Egypt began with spark and confidence, pressurising the Cameroon defence from the start of the game.

Mohamed Shawky tested Indomitable Lions' goalkeeper Carlos Kameni with a long-range shot in the third minute.

The opening goal came after 14 minutes when Andre Bikey handled in the box and Abd Rabou converted the penalty.

Zidan made it 2-0 three minutes later, breaking from inside his own half, exchanging passes with Emad Moteab and racing through the Cameroon defence before slotting home.

Four-time champions Cameroon were shocked, and there was more to come.

In first-half stoppage time, Zidan struck again, chesting the ball down outside the box and striking home powerfully.

Coach Otto Pfister decided to go for all-out attack and Eto'o gave a team talk before his side came back after the break, and Cameroon were a transformed side.

They began playing with purpose and pulled one back on 51 minutes as Eto'o headed in a Geremi cross.

He nearly added another 12 minutes later, shooting just wide.

What had been an exciting contest then slowed down, as Egypt began to dampen Cameroon's momentum.

Abd Rabou's magnificent 25-yard shot sealed the victory with eight minutes remaining.

Cameroon did score again though, with an Eto'o penalty in stoppage time.

It was Eto's 13th Nations Cup goal, leaving him just one behind the record held by Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast.

[Lazie]

Egypt 3 Cameroon 0 and that's just the first half.........is it on tv btw ?

Why is it a shocker? If my memory not failing .... hasn't Egypt won the competition more than Cameroon? To think of it, they may have won it more than any other team.