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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Egypt coach calls for AFCON final delay which would hit Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool plans

Egypt's assistant manager has called for the Africa Cup of Nations final to be delayed by 24 hours to allow his team to recover from their gruelling semi-final victory against Cameroon.

Diaa El-Sayed believes the showpiece event should be played on Monday - instead of Sunday as planned - to give both teams at least four days to prepare.

Egypt progressed to the final after edging hosts Cameroon on penalties on Thursday.

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