Egypt into Africa Cup of Nations final

The New York Times 01:01 - 02 February 2017

Burkina Faso's goalkeeper Herve Kouakou Koffi stops the ball during the penalty shootout of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final football match against Egypt at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on February 1, 2017

The match in Libreville ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time, with Mohamed Salah's 66th-minute opener for Egypt cancelled out by Aristide Bance seven minutes later.

Egypt won through to the Africa Cup of Nations final on Wednesday after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties in the semi-final.

The match in Libreville ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time, with Mohamed Salah's 66th-minute opener for Egypt cancelled out by Aristide Bance seven minutes later.

With no further scoring it went to a shoot-out where Essam El Hadary's save from Bertrand Traore's last kick for Burkina Faso gave Egypt the victory.

They will play either Ghana or Cameroon in Sunday's final.