South Africa Beams With Pride as Egypt Assistant Coach Roger De Sa Celebrates Pharaohs' Afcon Final Progress

• The sky continues to be the limit with Egypt for South African coach Roger de Sa as the team chases another African Cup of Nations title
• The assistant coach of the Pharaohs had to watch from the stands as they defeated host nation Cameroon on penalties to reach the final
• While South Africans were pleased for him, they also chastised de Sa and head coach Carlos Queiroz for the suspensions for the final

Roger De Sa is another South African contributing to the success of Egyptian football and Mzansi is revelling in his joy.

The Egyptian national team coach assistant was over the moon last night as his team advance to the 2021 African Cup of Nations final. The Pharaohs defeated the host nation Cameroon 3-1 after the semifinal encounter ended 0-0 following 120 minutes of tense and gripping football.

De Sa was appointed as an assistant by head coach Carlos Queiroz last September, reported News24. He's also had a near-miss with continental glory before, ironically losing to Egyptian side Al-Ahly - now coached by another South African in Pitso Mosimane - while still at the helm of Orlando Pirates in the 2013 CAF Champions League final, as per BBC Sport.

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De Sa, currently serving a four match ban, tweeted a photo of himself with man-of-the-match Mohamed Abdelmonem, saying:

"What a player! Thumbs up. Called up 3 months ago to Egyptian national team. Great kid as well!"

South Africans took to Twitter to celebrate with him, while some were annoyed with his and Carlos Quieroz' bans for remonstrating with match officials.

@bongani23 said:

"Well done coach I wish we can utilize your expertise here at home. Go for gold."

@MxolisiFuze said:

"Congratulations coach. The behaviour of your bench is questionable. I don't know if this is some kind of your tactics to win the game but it doesn't look good. Please behave with your colleagues."

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Success at the 2021 African Cup of Nations has unfortunately come at a heavy price for Roger De Sa.

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As reported by Sports Brief, De Sá was banned for four games by CAF for using an obscene gesture in altercation with Moroccan Football Federation president Faouzi Lekjaa in a tense quarterfinal match where the Egyptians defeated their north African foes 2-1.

The Pharaoh's problems were further compounded when head coach Carlos Queiroz was sent off in last night's semifinal win against Cameroon, as reported on Goal.com.