Egypt's 44-year-old goalkeeper saved two spot-kicks in a penalty shootout win over Burkina Faso on Wednesday to lead his country into the African Cup of Nations final on its return to the tournament after a seven-year absence. Essam el-Hadary, who is the oldest player to play at the African Cup, saved from opposite number Kouakou Koffi and then Bertrand Traore to give Egypt a dramatic 4-3 win in the shootout at Libreville's Stade de l'Amitie. El-Hadary was part of the Egypt team that won three straight African Cups from 2006-10, but had to sit and watch the last three tournaments, with Egyptian soccer suffering as a result of the political upheaval back home. More...