If it feels like a heavyweight fight, that's largely because it is from our perspective.
The moment that the second semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations ended on Thursday night the final wasn't Senegal vs Egypt, it was Sadio Mane vs Mohamed Salah. For us, anyway.
For scores of football-mad people across Africa it is very different of course, with the Senegalese public desperate for what would be an historic first AFCON victory, two-and-a-half years after final heartbreak against Algeria.
