Egypt 1-0 Senegal 1st Leg LIVE: CAF World Cup Qualifiers – Mohamed Salah’s Egypt have the upper hand over Sadio Mane’s Senegal as the Pharaohs took the early lead inside four minutes through an own goal by Saliou Ciss which unfortunately hit the back of the net. The first leg was dominated by Egypt with one foot into the World Cup places, with the second leg is just around the corner. The sides next meet in Senegal next Tuesday. Follow InsideSport.IN for the World Cup news and updates.
Egypt 1-0 Senegal 1st Leg LIVE: ADVANTAGE Egypt – Mo Salah gets AFCON revenge on Sadio Mane as Senegal were beaten 1-0 by Egypt in the 1st leg of the CAF World Cup Qualifiers
It is advantage Egypt in their World Cup play-off shootout with Senegal after a narrow first leg win at home. Egypt took the lead after just four minutes when they pounced after slack Senegal play in their own half, freeing Mo Salah to blast a shot against the crossbar which rebounded back off the helpless Saliou Ciss and into the net. That proved to be the only goal of the game in Cairo.
Egypt 1-0 Senegal 1st Leg LIVE: Mo Salah 1-0 Sadio Mane
An early own goal was enough to hand Egypt a 1-0 victory over Senegal in the first leg of their World Cup playoff.
The two games have been billed as a shootout between Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane for a spot in Qatar later this year. The two nations squared off in the Africa Cup of Nations final back in February, when Mane’s side got the better of Egypt on penalties after a goalless draw.
However, on this occasion, it was Egypt who grabbed the victory, though more work is required next week in the return leg with their lead a slender one.
Egypt 1-0 Senegal 1st Leg LIVE: ADVANTAGE Egypt as Senegal were beaten 1-0 in the 1st leg of the CAF World Cup Qualifiers
Saliou Ciss’ own goal proved to be the game’s only strike as Pharaohs goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawi successfully kept out the likes of Mane, Ismaila Sarr and Idrissa Gana Gueye. Salah pounced on some sluggish Senegal defending and hit the bar, with the ball ricocheting into the net via a Ciss deflection.
Elsewhere in CAF’s final qualifying stage, DR Congo and Morocco drew 1-1. Islam Slimani’s strike was enough for Algeria to secure a 1-0 victory over Cameroon, while Tunisia beat Mali by the same scoreline thanks to a Moussa Sissako own goal – the same player was sent off four minutes later.
The night’s other headline game featured Ghana and Nigeria, but the teams couldn’t be separated in Kumasi with the tie to be decided in the return leg in Abuja.
Egypt 1-0 Senegal 1st Leg LIVE: ADVANTAGE Egypt – Mo Salah gets AFCON revenge on Sadio Mane as Senegal were beaten 1-0 by Egypt in the 1st leg of the CAF World Cup Qualifiers
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