AFCON 2021: Salah’s goal gives Egypt narrow win over Guinea-Bissau

Mohamed Salah scored his first goal in six games for Egypt on Saturday, helping Egypt beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in Garoua and secure a third place in the African Cup of Nations final. one cent.

Despite the Egyptian striker’s largely anonymous performance, Salah’s 69th-minute effort came as his side struggled to beat the minnows from West Africa.

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The result was clouded in controversy as Guinea-Bissau ruled out a late equaliser after a VAR check. Bard’s mum thought he had screeched level from a tight angle in the 82nd minute, but the referee, after consulting the sideline monitors, believed he had fouled a defender before the goal.

Egypt are now second in Group D after two games, three points behind leaders Nigeria, who beat Sudan 3-1 earlier.

‘Tough game’

It looked like a tough decision, leaving Guinea-Bissau still scoreless in its last six finals since 2017, with little hope of progress now. It has a bit.

“It was a tough game and we just did it at the end. We were a bit lucky with the foul,” Salah said.

Egypt need to win after losing their Group D opener against Nigeria, which has drawn strong criticism from domestic pundits and supporters.

Salah hit the outside of the post in the second minute, suggesting it could be a one-sided affair with a team ranked below it in FIFA 61, but the closest Egypt came after the first half. Staffa Mohammed also hit his shot at the post.

Ahmed Zizo hit the post again after Salah’s goal, but there was little attention from Guinea-Bissau for the seven-time African champion, with Valde scoring from a narrow angle. But he was judged to have pulled back full-back Omar Kamar as he struggled to get into scoring position.

“We just need to win the game to focus on going as far as possible in the game. As you can see, it’s a very tough game, it’s going to be tough, but we’ll do our best,” Sa Rahe added.

Egypt will complete their first-round tie against Sudan in Yaoundé next Wednesday, while Guinea-Bissau also face group leaders Nigeria in Garoua.