Yay! We won!!

Beep! Beep! Bee-bee-Beep!!! Beep! Beep! Bee-bee-Beep!!! Beep! Beep! Bee-bee-Beep!!! Beep! Beep! Bee-bee-Beep!!!

Wait a minute? Do I even like soccer.. I mean.. football...? C'mon, get in your car and beep your horn! Everyone else in Egypt is! We do not watch sports, but we are caught up celebrating Egypt's win of the Africa Cup of Nations, whether we meant to or not. I think all several million people in Cairo are driving around blasting their horns and cheering.. I am only barely exaggerating. It is LOUD out there!! But a very happy and excited loud - Yay! Go Team! (??)

Beep! Beep! Bee-bee-Beep!!!

Aboutraika lifts champions Egypt to record sixth African crown
First Published: Feb 10, 2008
Egypt's Mohamed Aboutraika celebrates their victory against Cameroon in Accra stadium during their 2008 African Cup of Nations final match. Egypt won 1-0.

Egypt's Mohamed Aboutraika celebrates their victory against Cameroon in Accra stadium during their 2008 African Cup of Nations final match. Egypt won 1-0.

Egypt retained their African Nations Cup crown here Sunday when Mohamed Aboutraika lifted the champions to a 1-0 win over Cameroon and a record sixth title.

The defending champions ensured they held on to the trophy when, after a slick passing movement, Aboutraika struck in the 77th minute.

The result was the Pharoahs final act in what has been a hugely impressive campaign in Ghana which saw them build on defeat of the Cameroonians in their opening group game to record victories over Sudan, Tunisia and Ivory Coast in the semi-finals.

The only minor blemish on an otherwise perfect passage to the continental trophy was the 1-1 draw with Zambia.

Egypt were adding the 2008 trophy to their wins in 1957, 1959, 1986 (on penalties against Cameroon), 1998 and 2006 with coach Hassan Shehata joining an exclusive club numbering just two of coaches who have won back-to-back titles.