Mohamed Salah scored the equaliser and installation the winner as Egypt beat Morocco 2-1 withinside the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, extending his live in Cameroon. It has been a tough event for Salah, who has regularly struggled to make an effect inside a hit-and-pass overEgypt squad, however he has proved influential withinside the knockout stages. Liverpool’s No. elevenstruck as soon as in Group D, which noticed his united states of america end 2d at the back ofNigeria, earlier than scoring the decisive spot-kick to overcome Ivory Coast withinside the ultimate16. Sunday noticed Salah make his 5th begin of the event, in a quarter-very last conflict in opposition to a an awful lot-fancied Morocco side. As has been the case at some stage in AFCON, a gradualpace performed out for an awful lot of the contest, aleven though former Southampton winger Sofiane Boufal positioned Morocco a aim up from the spot withinside the 6th minute. Egypt’s reaction did now no longer come till after the break, and it turned into Salah who drew level, tapping domestic after Bono had stored out Mohamed Abdelmonem’s header. For the second one recreationin a row, Egypt had been held to greater time, and upon the restart, the 29-year-antique helped positioned them 2-1 up. It got here thru a usually difficult run down the proper flank, with Salah clipping the ball throughout the six-backyard field together along with his proper foot for Aston Villa‘s Trezeguet to seal the victory. Egypt will move directly to play hosts Cameroon withinside thesemi-very last, so one can take area on Thursday night. The different semi-very last is to be contested with the aid of using Burkina Faso and certainly considered one among Senegal or Equatorial Guinea, with the ones aspects dealing with off of their quarter-final tonight

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