Egypt 2-2 Mozambique: Salah's last-gasp penalty seals narrow 1pt for Pharaohs

Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time penalty as Egypt avoided suffering a shock defeat by Mozambique in their Group B opener in Abidjan.

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2' GOAL! Egypt 1-0 Mozambique (Mostafa Mohamed)

10' Highlight from Egypt vs Mozambique

36' Match Event for Egypt vs Mozambique

55' GOAL! Egypt 1-1 Mozambique (Domingos Macandza)

58' GOAL! Egypt 1-2 Mozambique (Clésio Baúque)

77' Match Event for Egypt vs Mozambique

97' Penalty Goal! Egypt 2-2 Mozambique (Salah)

The seven-time AFCON champions took an early lead through Mostafa Mohamed, only for Mozambique to turn the game on its head with two goals in four second-half minutes through Witi and Clesio.

But Mozambique’s hopes of an historic win were crushed seven minutes into added time when Salah converted from the spot after a VAR check ruled there had been a foul on Mohamed.

Egypt were straight out of the blocks and went ahead just two minutes in. A cross found Salah and the Liverpool forward’s mis-hit his shot allowed Mohamed to pounce on the ball, neatly turning around Edmilson Dove and firing low into the bottom corner.

They nearly doubled their lead when Salah broke from a Mozambique attack and threaded the ball to Mohamed, but his effort was straight at the goalkeeper.

Witi went close when he sliced his shot wide before Egypt had another great chance to extend advantage lead as Mahmoud Trezeguet smashed the ball off the post.

Mohamed El Shenawy had to react following a poor attempted clearance from Mohamed Hamdy, the Pharaohs goalkeeper clawing the ball over the bar to maintain his side’s lead.

Mozambique continued to push in the second half, though, and got their reward in the 55th minute when Domingos