Six Egyptian Stars on Yellow Alert as AFCON Semi-Final Against Senegal Looms
13 January 2026
Yellow-card watch ahead of the Senegal clash
Six players from the Pharaohs are under threat as they head into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Senegal.
The Egypt national team travels to Ibn Battouta Stadium in Tangier on Wednesday for the semi-final, with six players at risk of missing the final if booked again.
Semi-final context and stakes
The six players — Mohamed El-Shenawy, Hamdi Fathi, Ramy Rabia, Marwan Attia, Ahmed Fattouh, and Hassan Abdel-Majid — each possess one yellow card from the group stage through the quarterfinals, which could rule them out of the final or a possible third-place match.
Egypt booked their spot in the semi-finals with a 3-2 victory over Ivory Coast, while Senegal advanced by beating Mali 1-0.
And if fate is unkind, a late booking could turn this dream into a yellow nightmare. On the lighter side, maybe the players will start wearing neon-yellow socks to ward off bookings — fashion meets football, right?
