Senegal vs Egypt LIVE: Afcon final penalty shootout result and reaction as Sadio Mane scores winner
Follow live reaction from the Africa Cup of Nations final where Senegal defeated Egypt in Cameroon
Follow live reaction from the Africa Cup of Nations final after Senegal beat Egypt to win what has been a thrilling tournament in Cameroon. After four weeks of competition, the final saw the continent’s two best players in Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah compete for a first international honour, with both star forwards having played integral roles in their respective nation’s run to the final.
An intense contest went all the way to penalties where Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy kept out substitute Mohanad Lasheen’s attempt, leaving Liverpool’s Mane, who had earlier missed a spot kick in normal time, to step up and win it. And the Reds striker made no mistake from 12 yards a second time around to secure a 4-2 victory and give his country a first-ever victory in the tournament.
It was no more than Senegal deserved after dominating for long periods only to be denied repeatedly denied by Egypt goalkeeper Gabaski as the game finished goalless after 120 gruelling minutes. Mane’s winning kick sparked jubilant scenes for Senegal and deep disappointment for Egypt.
Penalties: Senegal 1 - 1 Egypt
Zizo has a reputation for scoring spot kicks and does so again. He blasts it past Edouard Mendy to bring Egypt level.
Penalties: Senegal 1 - 0 Egypt
He scores! Gabaski dives to the right and gets a hand to the ball but Koulibaly manages to squeeze it past him!
Penalties: Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
Senegal are up first. Captain Kalidou Koulibaly had the first penalty kick...
Penalties: Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
Mo Salah looks calm and collected as the toss takes place for who’s going to take the first penalty. Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy looks a little nervous.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
120 mins: Penalties it is. The final of AFCON 2022 is going to be decided from the spot. The game was heading this way for quite a while and after a 0-0 draw across 120 minutes the drama is about to be ramped way up.
This is Egypt’s third penalty shootout of the tournament. They’ve won the previous two, can they make it three from three or will Senegal hold their nerve and earn the Africa Cup of Nations for the very first time?
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
117 mins: Save! Dieng fires one from range and forces another blinding save out of Gabaski!
At the other end of the pitch Salah feeds the ball into the box and gives it to Hamdy. He checks to the right and blasts a shot at goal. Edouard Mendy gets in behind and palms the ball over the crossbar!
This game has suddenly burst into life!
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
114 mins: Mohamed Elneny flicks the ball up to Mo Salah who puts the ball beyond Abdou Diallo and chases after it. Salah looks tired as he races Diallo to the loose ball. the defender matches him pace for pace and then times his tackle perfectly to win possession and clear the danger.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
111 mins: Mane wins a free kick in the centre circle and Senegal work the ball over to the left wing. Egypt have loads of men back to defend so the ball is played back inside to Koulibaly. He knocks it into the box but Marwan Hamdu heads it clear.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
108 mins: A diagonal ball drops to Zizo on the right wing and Saliou Ciss clatters into him with a sliding tackle. He gives away a foul but strangely doesn’t pick up a card. The free kick is swung over to the back post but it drops for Senegal who boot it as far up the pitch as possible.
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