Egypt extended their record of Africa Cup of Nations wins by claiming their sixth title against Cameroon in Accra, Ghana on Sunday.

The 1-0 victory makes Pharaohs' coach Hassan Shehata only the second man to achieve a back-to-back defence of the African crown.

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Here are our ratings for each player on both sides. See whether you agree and give us your own thoughts on how they did.

CAMEROON RATINGS by Ben Wyatt

Idriss Kameni – 8 – Could do nothing to prevent Aboutrika’s goal but had kept his side in the game with a string of good saves in the first half and punched wide when unsighted at the start of the second.

Bill Tchato – 7 – Great covering tackle after Zaki had out-paced Cameroon captain Rigobert Song and didn’t give up the cause when Moteab broke through, so he was well placed to block the striker capitalising on a rebound from Kameni.

Geremi – 5 – Had Al Hadari scampering across his goal to save another great free-kick from 30 yards and provided good crosses from the right flank but looked shaky defensively, especially when confronting the pace of Zaki.

Rigobert Song – 4 – His calamitous error when under pressure from Zidan, led to the Egyptian goal. His lack of pace was exposed a number of times throughout the game and was fortunate that Moteab mis-controlled a through ball just after half time when he was stranded once again.

Timothee Atouba – 6 – Long cross from deep nearly played in Mbia at the far post. Pulled his hamstring at the end of the first half and picked up a yellow card after a poorly timed tackle midway through the second half.

Achille Emana – 5 – Threatened in the final third but often failed in his delivery of a final ball, substituted ten minutes into the second half after he failed to make any real impact in the game.

Alexandre Song – 5 – The Arsenal man was an injury worry before the game and struggled with an injured right knee from the off. Substituted with 15 minutes gone.

Stephane Mbia – 6 – Had a good chance to score with only five minutes left but slammed his shot into the body of Al Hadari, also connected with a long cross to head on target midway through the second half.

Joel Epalle – 6 – Showed energy and ingenuity in the first half but loose with his passing in midfield. Taken to the sidelines with an injury just before half-time but recovered to send in a good cross to Eto’o before being replaced on 65 minutes.

Alain Nkong – 5 – Poor control saw a good chance go begging when Eto’o played the Atlante player into the area with a neat pass.

Samuel Eto’o – 5 – A shadow of the striker familiar to the fans of Barcelona. Isolated for much of the game and frustrated with poor service from the Cameroonian midfield. Struggled with injury towards the end of the game.

Replacements

Giles Binya – 6 – Forced a save from Al Hadari from a long throw and then hit a shot devoid of pace into the arms of Al Hadari in a good late chance for Cameroon.

Idrissou – 6 – Brought strength to the left side of the Cameroon midfield showing-off his keepy up skills and proving a presence in the air.

Mbami – 6 – Put himself about in the midfield and was energetic until the end though his passing was not always the most accurate.

EGYPT RATINGS by Ben Wyatt

Essam Al Hadari – 7 – Was a calming influence as the seconds ticked away towards the final whistle. Not a great deal to do for much of the game, but when called into action was ready and waiting to rush out to save or punch away danger.

Shady Mohammed – 6 - Stuck closely to danger-man Eto’o throughout the game, heading clear a cross in the opening minutes. The Barcelona man didn’t have sniff in front of goal and much of his paucity of chances were down to this man.

Hani Said - 5 – Provided good support to the Egyptian rearguard with an industrious, if not unremarkable, performance.

Wael Gomaa – 6 – The old-style defender robustly guarded his team’s area and proved a dominating presence in the air. Always seemed to be the man clearing the ball to safety.

Sayed Moawad – 6 – Held the ball well in the middle of the park and hunted well in packs with his team-mates, to win back possession.

Hosni Abd Rabou – 7 – Headed against the upright after connecting well with a cross from his captain. Tested Kameni with a twenty-yard free-kick early in the first half and then crashed a 20-yard shot on target.

Ahmed Fathi – 6 – Not the great attacking performances we have seen from Fathi earlier in the tournament but tracked his men well when Cameroon came into the game with 15 minutes left of the game.

Ahmed Hassan – 9 – Star man. The engine of the Egyptian midfield and key in setting the pace of the Pharaohs’ game. Swung in a cross from the right-hand side that was headed against the post by Abd Rabou. Slotted a good 30-yard slide rule pass to play in Fathi in the box just before half-time but was always involved and available.

Mohamed Aboutrika – 8 – Scored the winner for the Pharaohs with a cool and calm finish after he capitalised on an awful mix up from Song. It capped a good performance from the ‘Smiling Assassin’ who had pulled strings well from a floating role in the midfield. Replaced with minutes remaining.

Emad Moteab – 7 - His intelligent running created two great goal-scoring opportunities, a crashing shot on 17 minutes from 20 yards forced a great reflex save from Kameni and then again on 36 minutes from 10 yards out. Substituted with 30 minutes remaining.

Amr Zaki – 8 – Troubled Cameroon with his pace and physical presence, especially when he pulled wide onto the left flank where two defenders were often needed to snuff out his threat. Stinging shot needed a strong save from Kameni early in the second half and fizzed a long-range free-kick just over the crossbar in the first.

Replacements:

Zidan – 7 - Let rip with a shot from the edge of the area but struggled to make his mark until he fought fantastically with Song to first force an error from the Cameroon captain to play in Aboutrika for the goal.

Shawky – 6 – Came on with only minutes left in the game and struggled to make an impact.

Said – 5 – Only played the remaining minutes of the game.