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.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
105 mins: The first half of extra-time comes to an end. The best chance of that half came to Bamba Dieng but his header was parried wide by the Egyptian goalkeeper. Gabaski has had a great game. Senegal haven’t created a lot of chances but he’s kept out the best ones including a Sadio Mane penalty.
Egypt are happy to play for penalties. They won’t overstress themselves to earn a winner. If there’s going to be a winning goal in extra-time Senegal are going to have to score it.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
102 mins: Chance! Ciss knocks the ball past Zizo and flies around the Egyptian midfielder. He recovers the ball and floats a cross into the box. Bamba Dieng leaps into the air and nods the ball into the ground. It’s sneaking into the far corner but Gabaski dives across to his left and palms the ball wide of goal!
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
99 mins: Egypt sweep forward on the counterattack with Salah picking out Trezeguet. He carries the ball into the box but gets forced wide as he looks for space to shoot. Trezeguet lays the ball off to El Fotouh who gets tackled and wins a throw in.
Mohanad Lasheen comes on to replace Hamdy Fathy.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
96 mins: Marwan Hamdy takes on Pape Gueye and wins the ball but follows that up by losing possession to Sadio Mane. He fouls the striker in an attempt to recover possession then chucks the ball away when the decision goes against him.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
93 mins: Koulibaly’s clearance comes to Sadio Mane who laces a pass up to Bamba Dieng with the outside of his right foot. Dieng drives the ball ino the box and is put under pressure from a sliding Hamdy Fathy. Dieng gets his shot away though and forces Gabaski into a leaping save to his left.
ET Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
Kick off: Egypt kick off extra-time. We’ve got another 30 minutes to play at the Olembe Stadium before the winner of Afcon 2022 is crowned.
Zizo helps the ball into the Senegalise box but Koulibaly is there to head it clear.
Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
The last eight AFCON finals that have gone to extra-time have all also gone to penalties. Aliou Cisse is giving his players an animated team talk as they huddle on the pitch.
I wonder if Sadio Mane is thinking about that penalty miss.
Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
Mo Salah summing up those first 90 minutes.
Senegal 0 - 0 Egypt
90+3 mins: No we can’t. For the fourth knockout game in a row Egypt take their opponents to extra-time. This is the first time Senegal will play an extra 30 minutes in the tournament.
Egypt must have the advantage of experience but they’ll be tired. In truth Egypt have taken the sting out of the game over the last 15 minutes or so.
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