Senegal defeated Egypt and conquered their first-ever Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) title on Monday. For the followers of Premier League football, this was a final between two Liverpool FC greats - Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah.
The post-match moment between Salah and Mane is winning hearts as the Senegalese tried to console his 'friend' Mohammed Salah as Egypt lost 4-2 on penalties.
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Fans around the world like to watch their passing game at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, but this time, they both were battling each other for the biggest prize in Africa - The AFCON 2021.
None of them scored from open play for 90 minutes + extra time, although Sadio Mane missed a penalty in the seventh minute of the match. The match went to penalties and the result was as follows:
Senegal ⚽ ⚽ ❌ ⚽ ⚽
Egypt ⚽ ❌ ⚽ ❌
Mohammed Salah, as the fifth penalty taker could not take the penalty and was left astounded after the Final ended. Egypt could not win its eighth AFCON title. Mane then walked up to Salah and spoke a few words in his ear, take a look at the video below:
Senegal were African Champions after losing two finals. Sadio Mane won the player of the tournament award while Senegalese goalie Mendy won the goal-keeper of the tournament award.