Five Cameroon v Egypt facts

By AFP

Africa Sports Cameroon national football team players attend a training session at Agondje Stadium in Libreville ahead of the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. By Steve JORDAN AFP

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Cameroon national football team players attend a training session at Agondje Stadium in Libreville ahead of the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. By Steve JORDAN (AFP)

Libreville (AFP) - Five facts for the Africa Cup of Nations final between Cameroon and Egypt at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville Sunday (1900 GMT):

-- The countries have played each other seven times at the Cup of Nations with Egypt winning three matches and Cameroon two with two drawn.

-- Two of the previous meetings have been in finals with Egypt victorious on both occasions -- 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in 1986 and 1-0 in 2008.

-- The most recent match between the nations was in a 2010 quarter-final with Ahmed Hassan scoring twice as Egypt came from behind to triumph 3-1 after extra time.

-- Egypt have won six of seven finals with the lone loss coming in 1962 when they fell 4-2 after extra time to hosts Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.

-- The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have won four of six finals with both defeats coming against the Pharaohs of Egypt, in Cairo and Accra.