Salah vs Mane: Liverpool duo to face off in AFCON final

Mohamed Salah will come up against his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane in the African Cup of Nations as Egypt have joined Senegal in the final.

Egypt beat hosts Cameroon 3-1 on penalties in their semi-final on Thursday evening in Yaounde.

Pharaohs goalkeeper Gabaski was the hero for his side as he saved spot-kicks from Harold Moukoudi and James Lea Siliki. This was while ex-Tottenham forward Clinton N’Jie missed the target for Cameroon.

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It meant Salah was not even needed in the shoot-out as Egypt, who also won on penalties in the last 16 against Ivory Coast, moved one win away from a first Africa Cup of Nations title since 2010.

They will contest Sunday’s final against Senegal with coach Carlos Queiroz in the stands after he was shown a red card in the second half.

Things could have been different had Cameroon scored during a rampant opening.

They dominated early on and came within inches of taking the lead inside the opening 20 minutes.

Defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui climbed highest from a corner, but his effort hit the angle of the crossbar and post and then Vincent Aboubakar put the rebound agonisingly wide.

Former Fulham midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa had a chance when he flicked wide, before another golden opportunity