The North Africans face-off with the five-time champions who have progressed from seven of their nine Afcon semi-final matches
Egypt's head coach, Carlos Queiroz, has revealed his starting XI to face Cameroon in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final game on Thursday at the Paul Biya Stadium in Yaounde.
Here is how they line up:
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Goalkeeper: Mohamed Abou Gabal
After he was injured during the Morocco game, Gabal returns as Mohamed Sobhy drops to the bench.
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Right-back – Omar Kamal
Kamal has been a solid figure for Egypt at the back and his ability to add numbers upfront when they are in attacking mode should give the record giants an added advantage.
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Centre-back – Mohamed Abdelmonem
Abdelmonem keeps his place as the Pharaohs face Cameroon for what will be the 11th Afcon encounter between them.
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Centre-back – Mahmoud Hamdy
Hamdy replaces Ayman Ashraf, who has a yellow card from the Morocco quarter-final game.
Together with Abdelmonem, they need to be careful enough when dealing with in-form Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko Ekambi.