Soccer: Egypt and Cameroon to meet in African Nations final

ACCRA - Holders Egypt and Cameroon will meet in Sunday's African Nations Cup final after two remarkable semifinals on Thursday condemned hot favourites Ivory Coast and hosts Ghana to elimination.

Defending champions Egypt ended Ivorian dreams with a 4-1 win in Kumasi, prompting thousands of celebrating fans to pour on to the streets in Cairo and bringing traffic to a standstill in many neighbourhoods.

Earlier, Ghana suffered a heart-breaking home defeat with a 1-0 loss to Cameroon.

Victory was bitter sweet for Cameroon defender Andre Bikey, who will miss the final after being red-carded for shoving a first-aid assistant in a bizarre incident at the end of the game.

Two of Africa's most successful countries will meet again less than three weeks after staging a dramatic start to the tournament, when Egypt beat Cameroon 4-2 in Kumasi in a first round group game on January 22.

- REUTERS