Senegal overcame Egypt on penalties for the second time in two months to book their spot at the 2022 World Cup as Sadio Mane piled more heartbreak on Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah.
In a tantalising repeat of February's Africa Cup of Nations final, it took a shootout to separate the two sides after a cagey second leg in Diamniadio. Remarkably, each of the first four penalties were missed with Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly hitting the bar and Salah blazing over. However, Mane made no mistake from 12 yards to ensure his country will be represented in Qatar this winter, having also scored the winning penalty in the AFCON final.
The Pharaohs watched their 1-0 aggregate lead from last Friday's first leg in Cairo evaporate just four minutes into the match as Boulaye Dia's shot deflected off Hamdi Fathi and trickled the over the line following a set piece. Egypt were forced into two substitutions in the first half of the ill-tempered affair with Rami Rabia and Omar Gaber withdrawn from the action.
