Senegal reaches Africa Cup of Nations final

With Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush in Egypt as well as the two Senegalese Nicolas Jackson from FC Bayern and Mané, both teams have outstanding offensive artists. But dangerous actions were a long time coming. Senegal, winners in 2022, had more of the game but hardly acted compellingly. Egypt concentrated primarily on defensive work.

It took Mané’s stroke of genius from a distance to make the decision. Egypt also didn’t do enough in the final phase. It wasn’t until the 84th minute that the seven-time champion scored his first goal through Mostafa Mohamed. However, this was harmless. The former Frankfurt player Marmoush also missed in stoppage time.