It had to take the lottery of penalties for the Pharaohs to sneak through to the last eight of the continent's premier competition
Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties following a 0-0 draw after extra time in Douala on Wednesday.
GOAL rates the performances of the Pharaohs players in this match.
Backpagepix.Mohamed El Shenawy – 7/10
The Al Ahly gloveman was at his usual best in goals and his efforts saw him ending up being injured two minutes before regulation time.
AdvertisementBackpagepixOmar Kamal – 7/10
The right-back had Nicolas Pepe to deal with and he did well to shut out the Arsenal star.
Sports Mole.Ahmed Abou El Fotouh – 6/10
Coming back from injury, the Zamalek man did not disappoint playing as a left-back where he frustrated Max Gradel in some moments of the contest.
Backpagepix.Ahmed Hegazy – 7.5/10
The centre-back led from the back and showed his experience.
Hegazy managed to keep at bay waves of attacks by the Elephants and was a threat to head in setpieces for Egypt.