Sadio Man's strike 12 minutes from time settled the match at theStade Ibn-Batouta. Senegal will play the winners of the second semi-final in Rabat between Morocco and Nigeria.

Senegal,the continent's second best side, hogged possession from the outset and worked more openings for shots at Mohamed El Shenawy's goal.

Nicolas Jackson's powerful drive flew well over the bar and El Shenawy was equal to long range drives from Pape Gueye and Habib Diarra.

Egypt's best chance of the half camefrom Mohamed Salah's free-kick from the right wing.

But the skipper's whipped delivery eluded his strikers in the penalty area and spun out for a goal kick.

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Salah's formerLiverpool teammateenjoyed the night's fortune. His snapshot from a rebound took a deflection to beat El Shenawy and give the West Africans a slender lead. The strike also forced Egypt onto the offensive.

Four minutes after the breakthrough, they had their first corner of the game.

But Senegal held firm to book a place in Sunday night's showdown at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.

Skipper Kalidou Koulibaly will miss the tie through suspension after picking up a second yellow card of the knockout stages.

Diarrra will also sit out the match after suffering the same fate.

Originally published on RFI