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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes at Adrar Stadium

Mohamed Salah hits late Afcon winner for Egypt to break brave Zimbabwe at the last

Mohamed Salah turns and scores Egypt’s winner in stoppage time
Mohamed Salah turns and scores Egypt’s winner in stoppage time. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red on Monday night, with Egypt’s players grateful to Liverpool’s troubled superstar for conjuring a stoppage-time winner.

After failing to capitalise on a dominant start, the seven-times Afcon winners required a stunning equaliser from Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush and Salah’s late winner to spare their blushes against the aptly named Warriors from Zimbabwe, who have never progressed beyond the group stages.

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