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Matt Verri

Egypt 2-1 Morocco: Trezeguet seals comeback win to set up AFCON semi-final against Cameroon

Trezeguet scored an extra-time winner as Egypt came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 and reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

It was Morocco who got off to the perfect start, when Sofiane Boufal scored an early penalty, his third goal of the tournament, following a VAR review. But Mohamed Salah’s goal early into the second-half took the match to extra-time, and the Liverpool man provided the assist for Trezeguet to complete the comeback.

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