Africa Cup of Nations

FT Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Ibn Batouta Stadium · 52,079 att. · beIn Sports

Match Report

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Senegal into AFCON final on back of Sadio Mane strike, sends Mohamed Salah's Egypt out

Sadio Mané struck a late winner as Senegal defeated Egypt 1-0 in Wednesday's first Africa Cup of Nations semifinal in Tanger, ending his former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah's dreams of a maiden AFCON title.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
36.6
Possession
63.4
3
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
468
305
Passes
534
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
7
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.1
63
Long Balls
55
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
5
28
Effective Clearances
15
28
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:03 Why you always have to 'expect something special' from Sadio Mané Watch on ESPN 00:46 Mané pays tribute to Salah after Senegal's AFCON semifinal win vs. Egypt Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SEN leads series 4-1

Lineups

SEN · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 25El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 15Krépin DiattaRB
  6. 5Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 26Pape GueyeLM
  8. 7Habib DiarraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 13Iliman NdiayeRF

EGY · 3-4-1-2

  1. 23Mohamed El ShenawyG
  2. 4Hossam AbdelmaguidCD
  3. 5Ramy RabiaCD-L
  4. 6Yasser IbrahimCD-R
  5. 14Hamdy FathyCM-L
  6. 19Marawan AttiaCM-R
  7. 8Emam AshourAM
  8. 13Ahmed FatouhLM
  9. 3Mohamed HanyRM
  10. 22Omar MarmoushCF-L
  11. 10Mohamed SalahCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Substitution, Senegal. Mamadou Sarr replaces Kalidou Koulibaly because of an injury.
  4. 41' Habib Diarra (Senegal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
  6. 45' Substitution, Senegal. Lamine Camara replaces Habib Diarra.
  7. 78' Goal! Senegal 1, Egypt 0. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 81' Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Rami Rabia.
  9. 83' Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Emam Ashour.
  10. 85' Substitution, Senegal. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  11. 85' Substitution, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Senegal. Pathé Ciss replaces Pape Gueye.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Egypt. Salah Mohsen replaces Hamdi Fathy.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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