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AFCON: SENEGAL CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA

A winning spot-kick  by Sadio Mane ensured Senegal clinched their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations  Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties, after the final ended goalless following extra time.

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Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy denied Mohanad Lasheen to give Mane the chance to win it in Yaounde’s Olembe Stadium.

Pharaohs keeper Gabaski had made three good saves from Senegal’s Bamba Dieng in extra time but it wasn’t enough to save the pharaohs

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In a Matched dubbed “Battle Of Anfield Brothers” relating to both Liverpool forwards Mane, of Senegal, and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah, it was the former who had the decisive word.

AFCON: SENEGAL CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA

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After two previous final defeats, Senegal are Africa Cup of Nations winners at last, while Egypt missed out on a record-extending eighth continental crown that would also have been a first for Salah.

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Senegal coach Aliou Cisse speaking during a post match interview said “It just shows that if you work hard, if you persevere, you will get what you want,”

“I am very emotional because the people of Senegal have wanted this trophy for 60 years.”

AFCON: SENEGAL CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA

All four of Egypt’s knockout games at the tournament went the distance, and the North Africans had beaten Ivory Coast and hosts Cameroon on spot-kicks en route to the final.

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Gabaski had already saved four penalties at the tournament by the time the match went to a shootout, but on this occasion the 33-year-old ended on the losing side.

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