Mohamed Salah hits late Afcon winner for Egypt to break brave Zimbabwe at the last

Egypt 2 (Marmoush 65, Salah 90+1) Zimabwe 1 (Dube 20) Record Afcon winners recover to win in Agadir There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red last night, with Egypt’s players grateful to Liverpool’s troubled superstar for conjuring an injury-time winner against the aptly named Warriors of Zimbabwe. After failing to capitalise on a dominant start, the seven-times Afcon winners required a stunning second-half equaliser from Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush and Salah’s late winner to spare their blushes against unfancied Zimbabwe, who have never progressed beyond the group stages. Continue reading...