In Daputa, Salah defeated Egypt and Senegal won

In Daputa, Salah defeated Egypt and Senegal won

Will the two Liverpool stars meet in the final of the African Cup of Nations? The possibility is still alive. Liverpool's two forwards Mohamed Salah's Egypt and Sadio Mann's Senegal advanced to the semi-finals yesterday.

Despite falling behind, Egypt lost 2-1 to Morocco in extra time thanks to Salah, and Senegal won 3-1 against Equatorial Guinea, the 'giant killer' of the tournament.

Egypt will play host Cameroon in the first semifinal on Wednesday, followed by Burkina Faso in the second semifinal the next day. The final is next Sunday.

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Yesterday's challenge for Salah and Mann's team was of two kinds. In front of Salah's Egypt was Morocco, one of the strongest teams in the tournament, thanks to the skill of PSG's right back Ashraf Hakimi who had won the previous two matches.

On the other hand, the fact that he got injured in the previous match means that he will not be able to play for Senegal from the beginning. Adding to the fears was Burkina Faso, who has already lost to Sierra Leone and Mali in the tournament after beating previous champions Algeria.

It means that he has played the whole match after recovering from injury, but Salah has spread more fascination in the African Nations Cup. Morocco was awarded a penalty for fouling Hakimi in the box in the 7th minute at the Ahamad Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, from where the team took the lead through a goal by Sofian Buffalo. But then Egypt came back with power in the match. Salah appeared in rhythm in Data.
Egypt equalized in the 53rd minute with a goal from the Liverpool forward. The match ended in a 1-1 draw at the end of the scheduled 90 minutes. This time Salah appeared in the role of goal assistant. Mahmoud Renegued put Egypt ahead with a goal from his past in the 100th minute. Hakimi could no longer be seen as Morocco's savior.

The judges are saying goodbye to the pain of not being able to reach the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup after 2004. And the most successful team of the tournament, Egypt, is going to the semifinals with the dream of winning the eighth title in the history of the tournament.

But Salah is not thinking so far at the moment. said the Liverpool forward. But we played well, won. That's the decent thing to do, and it should end there. "

Senegal's winning margin in the next match at the same stadium was large, but it did not come easily. Senegal, who are at the top of the rankings in Africa, took the lead in the 26th minute with a goal from Fanara Deedie, which means that the defender scored the goal with a great pass.

However, Senegal, who are 94 steps behind in the rankings against Southeast Guinea, looked set to score more goals, but the lead was 1-0 at the break.

On the contrary, at the beginning of the second half, Manera fell into a lot of nervousness. The referee blew the whistle for the penalty against Senegal within five minutes of the break. Allegedly, Senegalese defender Kalid Kalibala took the ball in their own box. But the referee changed his mind after watching the VAR.
The ball was in Coulibaly's hands, but it was not intentional. At the time of the shot, there was no time to remove Kalibala's hand which was near the ball, his hand was not far from the body - so the referee changed his decision.

But Equatorial Guinea kept their momentum in the second half, holding back the frustration of not getting a penalty, scoring in the 58th minute. After a few passes in front of the box, Yannick Bylaw wrapped the ball into the Senegalese net. Senegal scored the first goal in the fifth match of the tournament.

However, Senegal regained consciousness after scoring a goal. 11 minutes later, Senegal went ahead again with a goal from Chiku Kawat. The goal again after 11 minutes, this time the goal scorer Ismaila Sar.