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Sadio Mane scored a 78th-minute winner to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Wednesday in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Tangiers.
Former champions Senegal dominated possession against Egypt and will face either hosts Morocco or Nigeria in the final on Sunday.
The result maintained Senegal’s dominance over Egypt. The Teranga Lions beat the Pharaohs in the 2022 AFCON final and in a 2022 World Cup play-off. Both victories came after penalty shoot-outs.
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah was well contained by the Senegal defence. This was his fifth AFCON, and the closest he has come to a winners’ medal is finishing as a runner-up twice.
The rival benches became involved in heated verbal exchanges and some pushing as half-time approached, leading rival head coaches Pape Thiaw and Hossam Hassan to appeal for calm. Thiaw and Hassan were then addressed by the referee, and order was restored in the rival dugouts.
As the semi-final passed the hour mark, the pattern of the opening half continued. Egypt were content to let Senegal have more possession, confident they would snuff out any threat to El Shenawy. With 15 minutes of regular time remaining, Egypt had not had a goal attempt on target nor had they forced a corner.
Finally, with 12 minutes remaining, the Senegalese pressure was rewarded with two-time African player of the Year Mane scoring after an ambitious long-range effort by Camara was deflected to Mane, and his low shot flew past El Shenawy and into the net.
