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<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nSadio Mane tormented Egypt again as Senegal booked their place in Sunday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations final with a deserved 1-0 victory over the Pharaohs. <\/p>\n
Mane, who decided penalty shoot-outs against Egypt in both the AFCON final and a World Cup qualification play-off in 2022, beat Mohamed El Shenawy with a sweet strike to decide a cagey affair in Tangier.<\/p>\n
Egypt did not attempt a shot until Mostafa Mohamed\u2019s wayward attempt in the 84th minute, with Hossam Hassan\u2019s plan to have his side sit deep and play on the break coming up short.<\/p>\n
Senegal received a blow midway through the first half when their captain Kalidou Koulibaly limped off injured, though he had already received a yellow card that will rule him out of Sunday\u2019s final against Morocco or Nigeria, having scythed down Omar Marmoush.<\/p>\n
Mohamed Salah cut an isolated figure up front for Egypt, though Senegal were also lacklustre in the final third until their captain\u2019s former Liverpool team-mate Mane made the breakthrough in the 78th minute. <\/p>\n
Lamine Camara\u2019s speculative attempt deflected into Mane\u2019s path, and his half-volley sent the ball skipping along the turf and in from just outside the area.<\/p>\n
Pape Gueye fired high and wide from a promising position shortly afterwards, though Senegal did not need a second goal as Egypt failed to muster any sustained threat, with their only half-chance seeing Marmoush fire straight at Edouard Mendy from distance.<\/p>\n
Data Debrief: Egypt offer little as Senegal reach another showpiece <\/strong><\/p>\nSenegal have now reached the final at three of the last four editions of AFCON, having won the 2022 tournament after finishing as runners-up to Algeria in 2019. <\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s semi-final always looked likely to be a game of slim margins, and there have only been seven goals scored in the six meetings between Senegal and Egypt at AFCON (1.17 per game). <\/p>\n
Among all fixtures to be played at least five times in the tournament\u2019s history, only Cameroon versus Ghana (1.0) has a lower goals-per-game ratio. <\/p>\n
Senegal were mostly limited to ambitious efforts from range, with their 12 shots totalling just 0.32 expected goals (xG), though Egypt only managed three shots and 0.12 xG.<\/p>\n
Salah did not have a single shot or create a chance for a team-mate, while he only managed 30 touches and attempted 12 passes, completing nine. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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