The African Cup of Nations Final has gone to extra time after a goalless game in the final in Cairo.

This is the the sixth time the African Cup of Nations final has gone to penalties.

There was major drama with 8 minutes to go in normal time, with a disallowed goal for Egypt, after Abou Treka’s strike was only parried by Tizie, and the resulting melee saw the ball bundled in to the Cote D’Ivoire goal by Amr Zaki, only to correctly be ruled-out for offside, to the relief of the Ivorian keeper Tizie.

Extra time continued in the same vein, with both teams attacking, and in the sixth minute of injury time a contentious penalty was awarded to Egypt, with Blaise Kossi Kouassi being adjudged to have been to blame much to the dismay of the Ivorian players, with replays suggesting that both players were equally challenging for the ball. In the aftermath of the awarding of the penalty Didier Drogba was shown a yellow card for dissent by the referee.

Ahmed Hassan stepped up to take the spot-kick for Egypt and hit the ball low to his left, with Jean-Jacques Tizie going the right way to save, but the ball hit the post, and out to safety, and keeping the scores level.

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