Sadio Mane has last laugh after Mohamed Salah incident sparked AFCON brawl

The ex-Liverpool man netted the only goal of the game in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final as Senegal advances at the expense of Egypt, ending Mohamed Salah's dreams

Sadio Mane scored the only goal of the game as Senegal beat Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final(Image: )

Sadio Mane once again proved to be the scourge of Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with his late goal in Wednesday's semi-final proving to be the decisive moment.

It was Mane who famously netted the decisive spot-kick in the 2021 final shootout to lift AFCON and deny Salah to the chance of claiming the one tournament he admits he craves most. That dream lives on after Senegal beat Egypt in a one-sided semi-final on Wednesday.

Salah can have little complaints about the outcome of a game in which failed to produce a shot on target inside the regular 90 minutes and defended for large periods. In fact, it took until Mane's 78th minute winner for Egypt to muster any shot whatsoever.

The 33-year-old showed flashes of the destructive qualities Liverpool fans became used to during his six years at Anfield, and when the ball dropped to Mane at the edge of the D late on, he instinctively powered it beyond Eygpt goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy.

It was rich reward for a game Senegal dominated. Prior to the Mane's goal, the 2021 champions had amassed 70 percent possession. But it was limited to chances from deep, with Nicolas Jackson, Pape Gueye and Lamine Camara providing decent efforts from distance.