Egypt's fine run in the African Cup of Nations is largely down to their strong sense of teamwork, coach Hassan Shehata said on Wednesday. The Pharaohs topped their group in the biennial tournament with maximum nine points after overcoming Nigeria, Mozambique and Benin. They reached the semi final following a 3-1 victory over Cameroon after extra time on Monday to set up a clash with North African rivals Algeria, whom they will meet for the third time in the space of two months. "Africa's top teams fear us because of our teamwork abilities. We do not rely on particular players," Shehata told Egyptian TV. "The likes of Emad Meteb, Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Zidan wasted many goalscoring chances against Cameroon, and this shows that we have many players who can cause a threat to opponents." Egypt's 10 goals in the tournament were scored by skipper Ahmed Hassan (3), Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo' (3), striker Emad Meteb (2), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (1) and an own goal by Mozambique defender Dario Khan. The six-time African champions, who eye an unprecedented third successive Nations Cup triumph, face a stern test against Algeria on Thursday. Shehata believes Egypt will find no difficulty clinching the title if luck is on their side. "We just need luck," the 60-year-old boss, who led Egypt to back-to-back Nations Cup titles in 2006 and 2008, said. "We could have beaten Cameroon by a larger margin but we were unlucky."
