"We always want to bring joy to the Egyptian fans, and we believe we can win every match with this mindset. It was a difficult match. The Ivorians won the AFCON last time at home. They played like champions today as well. But we gave everything, and I'm happy we managed to qualify."
"We are frustrated by tonight's result. We had prepared our players to face this Egyptian team, but we made far too many mistakes at key moments in the match to hope to eliminate them. What hurts most tonight are those mistakes. It took us some time to get into the match. I regret conceding the first goal so early, as we"
Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal as Egypt beat Ivory Coast 3-2 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. Omar Marmoush and Rami Rabia put Egypt in control before an Ahmed Abou El Fotouh own goal pulled Ivory Coast back. Salah earlier provided an assist and struck in the 52nd minute to restore a two-goal cushion, while Guela Doue set up a tense finale. Seven-time champions Egypt will face Senegal in the semi-final as they seek a first AFCON title since 2010. Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae blamed costly mistakes and will turn attention to World Cup preparation.
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