Mo Salah: Egypt's Trezeguet shows love for Liverpool star with celebration in AFCON win

Egypt are through to the semi-finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Having held their own in a nerve-shredding penalty shootout against the Ivory Coast in the round of 16, the Pharaohs lined up against Morocco at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo for a place in the final four.

And Mohamed Salah was once again hoovering up the column inches on the back of scoring the winning penalty in the previous round.

The Liverpool star is undoubtedly the best African footballer in the men's game and Egypt's chances of winning the entire tournament do nothing but increase when he's on top form.

And while there were plenty of heroes to celebrate in Carlos Queiroz's side on Sunday night, it was indeed the Premier League star who got Egypt back into the game after they went 1-0 down.

A sixth-minute penalty from Sofiane Boufal had originally given the Moroccans the lead in the quarter-final clash, but Salah levelled the scores for Egypt during the second-half.

Although it wasn't the sort of mazy wonder goal that we've come to expect from the 29-year-old this season, Salah's close-range finish from a corner was no less joyous for Egyptian supporters.

And with the scores locked at 1-1 going into the final throes of regulation time, Egypt had to strap themselves in for an addition 30 minutes just as they did during the Ivory Coast victory.

However, there was to be no penalties this time around as Salah once again played a key role for the 2017 finalists, providing a superb assist that Aston Villa's Trézéguet duly converted.

Picking the ball up on the right wing, Salah showed exactly the sort of direct and ruthless dribbling that we've come to expect from him in the Premier League to set up a cross into the penalty area.

Such was the penetrative