JAKARTA - Senegal and Egypt will meet in the final match of the 2022 African Cup of Nations. This will be an important match for two Liverpool stars, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.
The African Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt will take place on Monday, February 7 in the morning WIB. The match was held at the Olembe Stadium, Cameroon.
Egypt is the most successful team in this event. The country of Salah has collected as many as seven trophies or the most among other countries from the Black Continent.
As such, surely Salah would like to lead the North African nation to an eighth continental victory in the history of the competition.
On the other hand, his Liverpool team-mate, Sadio Mane, will try to make history for Senegal. Mane certainly hopes to play a role in bringing home the country's first trophy.
So far Senegal has bitter memories in this competition. They have always lost in the two finals they have played in 2002 and 2019. In the latest edition, Senegal had to settle for being runners-up after a 1-0 defeat against Algeria.
Egypt are seeking to lift the Africa Cup of Nations trophy for the first time since 2010. Pharaoh's men returned to the final in 2017, but failed to bring home the title.
Apart from the efforts of both countries to make history, of course Salah and Mane will be the main attraction in the match.
The two strikers, with more than 100 goals in the English top flight, helping Liverpool win the Champions League in 2018/2019, and then ending a 30-year wait for the league title a year later, will surely be a big concern in tomorrow's final.
“It was great to play against Senegal as a team and also against Sadio [Mane]. We will be rivals, but after that we will be team-mates again," Salah was quoted as saying by BBC Sport.
In this year's competition, Sadio Mane is still ahead of Mohamed Salah in terms of contribution to the team. On the way to the final, Mane recorded three goals for the Lions from Teranga.
In addition, he has also provided a total of two assists. Compare that with Salah who only provided one assist and scored two goals and only made one assist.
However, the report card is certainly not something that is important to both of them. What is important for Mo Salah or Sadio Mane is to win a trophy as a sign of the supreme supremacy of African football.
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