Senegal have won their first ever African Cup of Nations, beating North African country Egypt on penalties. The match was built up as a battle between the two Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah, with both players starring for their respective countries. Senegal were the runners up in the last African Cup of Nations, losing out to Algeria in the final.
The match was very tight as both teams couldn’t score in the 120 minutes available. Egypt keeper Gabaski was awarded the man of the match for keeping his country in the game, saving various Senegalese chances including an early penalty from Sadio Mane.
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The whole match was dominated by Senegal. Their quick and tricky attack including wingers Sadio Mane and Ismaïla Sarr and their strong defense including captain Salidou Koulibaly and Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy helped them take control of every aspect of the match.
Egypt star Mohammed Salah tried with all his efforts to influence the game but he didn’t do enough to hurt the Senegalese defense. All the clear cut chances of the game were Senegal’s, including a missed penalty in the 7th minute of the game. The match couldn’t be decided even after extra time, so penalties were needed.
The penalties ended 4-2 in favour to Senegal with Sadio Mane this time scoring the decisive penalty. Usual Egypt and Liverpool penalty taker Mohammed Salah didn’t get a chance to take a penalty as he was waiting for the 5th and usually most important penalty.
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