Egypt set up what is assertive to be a highly-charged semi-final adjoin Algeria at the African Nations Cup if record-breaker Ahmed Hassan affronted villain to hero in a 3-1 achievement over Cameroon Monday. Nigeria saw off Zambia 5-4 in a amends shootout afterwards a aimless draw in the day's added quarter-final in Lubango and will yield on Ghana for a abode in Sunday's final in a affray of two World Cup-bound teams. The endure four appointment amid the bifold arresting champions and Algeria will aswell accept a appropriate flavour with the Egyptians out for animus afterwards the Maghreb ancillary pipped them to a admission to South Africa endure year. In Benguela, Egypt skipper Hassan becoming an African almanac 170th cap but there was little to bless for the midfielder if he deflected an Achille Emana bend into his own net in the 25th minute. Hassan adored himself eight account afore the breach with a 35-metre able chargeless bang that bounced afore Idriss Carlos Kameni afore award the aback of the net. After the bold concluded 1-1 afterwards 90 minutes, Mohamed Nagui intercepted a abhorrent aback canyon from Geremi to his babysitter and calmly slotted home in the aboriginal minute of added time. Three account later, Hassan ensured Egypt would extend their almanac best run in the Nations Cup to 17 amateur if his chargeless kick, partially blocked by Kameni, bounced aback off the woodwork but was adjudged to accept beyond the line. Television replays adumbrated otherwise. Cameroon accomplished the bold with 10 men afterwards centre aback Aurelien Chedjou was beatific off for a able abhorrent with nine account left. Chedjou had been adopted in the starting agency to Rigobert Song, whose run of 36 alternating Nations Cup finals matches addition aback to 1996 was ended. Thursday's Algeria adjoin Egypt tie in Benguela is assertive to accession aegis apropos afterwards abandon bedridden the two World Cup qualifiers amid the two teams endure November. The Algeria aggregation bus was benumbed by affronted admirers in Cairo and post-game clashes afflicted 32 afterwards Egypt affected a playoff with a 2-0 win. The playoff in Khartoum was aswell disrupted. FOOTBALLING MINNOWS In Lubango, Nigeria had to dig abysmal to see off footballing minnows Zambia, who are 76th in the FIFA rankings but had avant-garde from a accumulation featuring Cameroon, Tunisia and Gabon. The Super Eagles were bedeviled in the additional bisected and accomplished with 10 men afterwards Onyekachi Apam was beatific off afterwards acrimonious up a additional chicken agenda in the 106th minute. Zambia had their best adventitious two account afterwards but Noah Chivuta's 30-metre bang was angled over his own bar by Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama was the hero in the shoot-out, abstinent Thomas Nyirenda by addition down to his appropriate afore applique the acceptable spot-kick.