Salah and Mane .. the two stars of Liverpool in an exceptional confrontation in the African final
A high-caliber confrontation between Egypt and Senegal in the final of the African Nations Cup includes a special confrontation between the two teammates in Liverpool club: Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
The atmosphere is looking hot before Sunday evening's final in Cameroon.
Salah against Mane - The two English stars of Liverpool are looking to resolve the upcoming confrontation between them, when Egypt plays Senegal in the final of the African Nations Cup, next Sunday evening, in a first fierce confrontation, before the two teams meet, in late March, twice in the last round of the Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
It was signed on Sunday evening in Cameroon, the Senegalese team entered it comfortably for a day more, as it played the semi-final match on Wednesday evening, while the Egyptian team played on Thursday evening, and the companions of the brilliant goalkeeper Abu Jabal had to play overtime for three consecutive matches.
Both Salah and Mane are seeking to grab their first title with the national team.
Salah scored the African Nations Cup runner-up when Egypt lost the final of the 2017 edition against Cameroon.
Mane scored with Senegal the runner-up of the last edition of 2019, after losing to Algeria in the final.
In addition to the wide public follow-up in Egypt, Senegal, and the whole of the African continent, the African final has a special follow-up from the English team Liverpool and its German coach Jurgen Klopp, who said about the match: "It will be exciting.
It will not be easy for me." The 54-year-old German coach explains that "after the final, one of them will be very happy, while the happiness of the other will be much less."
Senegalese star Sadio Mane said in turn: "We knew that it would be very difficult to qualify twice in a row for the final of the tournament.
Now we have to complete the task until the end, regardless of who our opponent is in the final."
Salah dreams of the eighth title for his country in the history of the tournament, to enhance his record as the most winning team in the African Cup.
The winner between Salah and Mane will also receive an exceptional vacation for a few days from the Liverpool coach, Klopp.
It is noteworthy that Egypt outperforms Senegal in direct confrontations, with six victories, four defeats, and two draws. However, the result of the last two matches came in favor of Senegal, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers.