Egypt wins the African Cup of Nations

Yesterday, the 26th Africa Cup of Nations ended and a costly mistake from Cameroonian captain Rigobert Song, cost his team the Nations Cup Trophy. The Pharaohs of Egypt beat the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon by one goal to nil at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Ghana.
The African Cup of Nations finals is always an interesting event, and yesterday's match proved to be no different. It was intense and entertaining.

The Cameroonians played against a technically sound Eqyptian team, who put in all they had for the game. Even though both sides played well, the Egyptians constantly posed a genuine threat to the West Africans.
With a team which was made up of relatively unknown players, the North Africans managed to hold their own during the entire competition, and still went on to win in the finals.

The first half ended goalless with a fine performance from Samuel Eto'o. Cameroonian goal keeper Kameni also had a fine game but in the second half of the game, the players began showing signs of fatigue. All it took was a mistake from Rigobert Song for the Egyptians to score and secure their victory. Song graciously lost possession of the ball to Zidan and Abou Terika Egypt calmly tucked the ball into the net.
Egypt has now won the Nations Cup back-to-back, and this is no easy feat for any team.

On the whole, I would say the Egyptians fully deserved their win, because they played wonderfully and were consistent. They seemed to be all over the field at once, and their speed and skill with the ball was just too good. I feel bad for our fellow West Africans, but then every game must produce a winner and a loser.
I know Rigobert Song must feel bad for being the cause of the loss, but then we all make mistakes once in a while and getting blamed for such a loss isn't a nice way to end your international career.

Here in Nigeria, as far as some people are concerned, the Nations Cup ended when the Super Eagles were ousted by the Black Stars of Ghana, and since then, they have shown little enthusiasm for the later stages of the competition. During the finals, a guy who sat close to me even remarked, albeit jokingly, that Rigobert Song and Geremi Njitap were playing like Nigerians! (so much for national pride).
Vogts and the NFA need to hear such remarks. Maybe it'll finally set them thinking straight.