Senegal beats Egypt to clinch first-ever Afcon title

schedule
2022-02-06 | 23:22h
update
2022-02-06 | 23:33h
person
omasports.com
domain
omasports.com
Afcon Senegal beats Egypt to clinch first-ever Afcon title
Isaiah EneojoFebruary 6, 2022
15 Less than a minute
363 Views

Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday.

Advertisement

Runners-up in 2019, the Teranga Lions went one better this around to finish top of the heap in Cameroon.

Senegal had started brightly and received a penalty inside the opening four minutes, but Sadio Mane had his kick saved. The Senegalese largely controlled proceedings and were kept out by the brilliance of the Egyptian keeper Gabaski.

Following a 0-0 draw after extra time, Mane, who had earlier missed a penalty, held his nerves to net the winning spot-kick and ensure victory for Senegal at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde.

Advertisement

Imprint
Responsible for the content:
omasports.com
Privacy & Terms of Use:
omasports.com
Mobile website via:
WordPress AMP Plugin
Last AMPHTML update:
05.04.2025 - 16:32:00
Privacy-Data & cookie usage: