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On Sunday evening in Cameroon, after an 11-meter penalty shootout, Senegal defeated Egypt in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations and triumphed for the first time in their national team history as the best African national team. The decisive penalty was scored by none other than Senegal's leader Sadio Mane, who did not miss the opportunity to shine for his teammate Mohamed Salah, who was left only with a silver medal. S. Mane did not convert a penalty kick during the match, but he more than made up for it during the shootout, which was needed due to a tie at the end of regular and extra time. The main match and extra time ended with a score of 0:0. During the match, Senegal controlled the ball more and created more real opportunities to score. At the very beginning of the match, Senegal's footballers managed to provoke an 11-meter penalty. S. Mane stood at the mark, but the shot was successfully stopped by this tournament's Egyptian hero, Gabaski. Gabaski in this match altogether stopped 8 shots. Interestingly, just before the penalty kick, "Liverpool" striker Mohamed Salah consulted with the goalkeeper, to which side to shoot, and his teammate at the English club, Sadio Mane, hit the ball. At the end of the first half, Mohamed Salah also created a good opportunity, but then Senegal's goalkeeper Edouard Mendy demonstrated mastery. Both during the extra time and during the main time, Senegal's national team mostly controlled the ball, but led by S. Mane, the team failed to create clear-cut chances. The Egyptian national team could have become African champions for the eighth time, but instead Senegal made their own football history. These teams will meet again in March in the fight for a ticket to the World Cup, which will take place in Qatar at the end of 2022.
Mohamed Salah had some advice for Gabaski before Sadio Mane missed a penalty 😅 pic.twitter.com/USujJUG8LJ
— GOAL (@goal) February 6, 2022
SENEGAL WIN THEIR FIRST AFCON TITLE 🇸🇳 pic.twitter.com/zo8IWWnULI
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 6, 2022
