EGYPT and Senegal meet in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final in what is a clash between two of the continent’s outstanding players and their nation’s contrasting squads.

The Senegal group is made up of players who all play their club football in the Uefa region. The majority are aged between 25 and 32, and only two are under 23. It’s a squad primed to win their nation’s first-ever Afcon trophy.

Egypt, on the other hand, have only six players who play for clubs outside their country. Furthermore, 20 of their 28-man squad ply their trade in the capital, Cairo.

This is not a weakness, however — far from it. Egypt are the most successful team in Afcon history having won the tournament seven times.