Not to believe: Sadio Mané missed a penalty in the African Cup final between Senegal and Egypt | VIDEO

Golden opportunity for Sadio Mané at the start of the African Cup of Nations grand final. The Liverpool striker received an infraction inside the area and he was in charge of executing the maximum penalty. However, the context gave the star of the team a bad move and he lost the chance to open the account in Senegal vs. Egypt.

Precisely, the number 10 of the ‘Leones de la Teranga’ entered the opponent’s field and was shot down by the defender Mohamed Abdelmonem. The judge, who was close to the scene, did not hesitate to mark the penalty for the Senegalese. Thus, in less than ten minutes, the first emotion of the day arrived.

Mané, a top scorer with the ‘Reds’ in the Premier League, placed the balloon on the white dot. After the referee’s order, the striker finished off with a lot of power and towards the center of the goal. Then goalkeeper Gabaski flew with his arms outstretched to stop the ball and remove the goal label.

Senegal vs. Egypt: match preview

The match of the African Cup of Nations that will present Senegal without many surprises in coach Aliou Cissé’s eleventh. So Sadio Mané must be accompanied by Boulaye Dia from Villarreal and Bamba Dieng from Marseille.

There will also be other figures such as Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Napoli central defender Kalidou Koulibaly, PSG marker Abdou Diallo. As well as the Parisian midfielder Idrissa Gueye and the Crystal Palace Cheikhou Kouyaté.

Unlike the opponent, Mohamed Salah is the main face of Egypt and plays in the Premier League. Just like Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny. The man from Aston Villa Trézéguet will remain on the lookout.

With ‘Mo’ Salah as an attacking reference, coach Carlos Queiroz will bet on the trident completed by Mostafa Mohamed from Turkish Galatasaray and Omar Marmoush, who currently plays for German Stuttgart.