Mohamed Salah foul on Sadio Mane sparks brawl at AFCON as Liverpool icons clash

A coming together between the two former Liverpool teammates in the AFCON semi-final resulted in a scuffle on the sidelines and a yellow card administered to Habib Diarra

Mohamed Salah's foul on Sadio Mane caused a touchline disagreement in the AFCON semi-final(Image: )

Mohamed Salah's innocuous foul on Sadio Mane caused a touchline disagreement between the Egypt and Senegal benches in Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.

The former Liverpool teammates endured a fractured relationship during their time at Anfield, but warmly embraced in the tunnel before the game.

However, that goodwill didn't last long, with Salah tripping Mane in the latter stages of the first half, prompting both benches to clash.

The foul was relatively harmless from Salah and the reaction from the sidelines somewhat surprising, but it instead points to the high-stakes nature of the encounter.

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