Sadio Mané gives Senegal its first Africa Cup

Sadio Mane converted the final penalty that broke Senegal’s spell in the African Cup, which they won for the first time in their history by beating Egyptthe most successful team in the tournament, which did not have the support of its goalkeeper on other occasions Mohamed Gabaski on the pitches.

Chelsea goalkeeper Edward Mendy stopped the penultimate Egyptian shot, executed by mohanad lasheenand the Liverpool footballer, who at the start of the clash had missed from eleven meters, scored the decisive shot.

It did not fail Manevictorious in the face to face with his teammate Mohammed Salahthe most committed player of his team, but not enough to overcome the Senegalese team, who sought victory more hard during the match.

In this way, the third time was the charm for Senegal, which had been defeated in two previous finals. he lost with Cameroon that of Mali 2002 and the last, that of Egypt 2019, fell with . The insistence had a prize for the Teranga lions, who left the favorite without a prize. Egypt, with seven titles, is the most successful in the tournament, although the last one was twenty-two years ago, in Angola 2010.

Data sheet:

0 – Senegal: Edward Mendy; Bouna Sarr, Kalifou Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Saliou Ciss; Cheikhou Kouyaté (Pape Gueye, min. 66), Nampalys Mendy; Ismaila Sarr (Boulaye Dia, min. 77), Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mané; and Famara Diedhiou (Bamba Dieng, min. 77).

0 – Egypt: Gabaski; Emam Ashour, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Mahmoud Hamdi, Mohamed Abo El Fotouh; Mohamed Elneny, Hamdi Fathi (Mohanad Lasheen, min. 99), Amr El Solia (Trezeguet, min. 58); Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush (Zizo, min. 58) and Mostafa Mohamed (Marwan Hamdi, min. 59).

Penalties: 1-0, Koulibaly; 1-1, Zizo; 2-1, Diallo; 2-1, Abdlmonem (Fault: post); 2-1, Sarr (Fault: to Gabaski); 2-2, Hamdi; 3-2, Dieng; 3-2, Lasheen (Failure: to Mendy); 4-2; Mane.

Referee: Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes (RSA). He showed a yellow card to Egypt’s Mohamed Abdelmonem and Hamdi Fathi and Senegal’s Nampalys Mendy, Abdou Diallo, Sadio Mané and Kalifou Koulibaly.