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Pharaohs crowned champions

ACCRA - Defending champions Egypt wrote another chapter in African football history yesterday by setting another record in the African Nations Cup by winning a record sixth Africa Cup of Nations with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Cameroon yesterday. The lone goal came in the 77th minute when a mistake by Cameroon’s  captain Rigobert Song gifted substitute Mohamed Zidan a chance to pass the ball to Mohamed Aboutrika who didn’t return the favour in beating Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni.
Egypt national football team captain Ahmed Hassan (C) flanked by his teammates holds the cup after defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final of  the 2008 African Cup of Nations  yesterday. (AFP photo)
Egypt national football team captain Ahmed Hassan (C) flanked by his teammates holds the cup after defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final of the 2008 African Cup of Nations yesterday. (AFP photo)
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