A huge Africa Cup of Nations semifinal takes place on Wednesday as Mohamed Salah’s Egypt face Sadio Mane’s Senegal in a proper blockbuster.
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A repeat of the 2021 AFCON final, where Senegal prevailed on penalty kicks, is a tasty proposition as Salah and Mane (both 33 years old) are still the stars of their respective teams.
Salah and Egypt edged past Ivory Coast 3-2 in the quarterfinals as Omar Marmoush and Salah were both on target and keep popping up in key moments for Egypt, with Salah scoring four goals so far in the tournament and chasing the Golden Boot.
Senegal edged past Mali 1-0 in their quarterfinal with Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye scoring and their stout defense has been the story of their tournament as Pape Thiaw’s team have conceded just two goals in five games.
For live updates and highlights throughout Senegal vs Egypt, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.
How to watch Senegal vs Egypt live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 12pm ET Wednesday (January 14)
Venue: Tangier Grand Stadium — Tangier, Morocco
TV Channel, Stream: beIN Sports USA
Senegal team news, focus
Mane and Iliman Ndiaye will start out wide and Senegal’s sturdy defensive unit is led by experienced duo Kalidou Koulibaly at center back and Edouard Mendy in goal. With Idrissa Gueye mopping things up in midfield Senegal are a very tough team to break down and have serious quality on the counter attack.
Egypt team news, focus
Salah will of course be the main threat for Egypt but Marmoush stepped up in the quarterfinal with a big early goal and will be needed to stretch Senegal’s solid defense. Egypt haven’t looked great defensively and may need to embrace the chaos of an end-to-end game, and rely on the quality of Salah and Marmoush, if they’re going to reach the final.
Senegal vs Egypt prediction
This feels like it will go to extra time and it is very evenly matched. Go for Salah to turn on the style and lead Egypt to the final. Senegal 1-2 Egypt.
