{"id":979203,"date":"2022-02-06T23:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/06\/mane-scores-crucial-penalty-as-senelgal-lift-trophy-to-leave\/"},"modified":"2022-02-06T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:39:26","slug":"mane-scores-crucial-penalty-as-senelgal-lift-trophy-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/06\/mane-scores-crucial-penalty-as-senelgal-lift-trophy-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Mane scores crucial penalty as Senelgal lift trophy to leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FK8mKQuWUAIrD04-696x696.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"FK8mKQuWUAIrD04\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Sadio Mane netted the winning spot-kick as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool forward had seen a seventh-minute penalty saved by Egypt keeper Gabaski but Mane held his nerve when he returned in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s Edouard Mendy denied Mohanad Lasheen to give Mane the chance to win it in Yaounde\u2019s Olembe Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Gabaski had made three good saves from Senegal\u2019s Bamba Dieng in extra time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>All four of Egypt\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 was not able to emerge on the winning side.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt were the first to err when centre-back Mohamed Abdelmonem saw his penalty hit the left-hand upright and bounce away \u2013 but Gabaski immediately denied Bouna Sarr.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lasheen was then denied and Mane won it with an emphatic finish into the bottom left-hand corner, meaning his Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah did not even have the chance to take a penalty, with the Pharaohs captain set to go fifth for his side.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal had previously lost two Nations Cup finals, finishing runners-up in 2002 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides will meet again in March in a two-legged play-off for a spot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xKUvN_c3Uag\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (4-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKUvN_c3Uag?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadio Mane netted the winning spot-kick as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw. 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