Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane faced each other in the AFCON 2021 final. Mane’s Senegal defeated Salah’s Egypt by 4-2 on penalties to win their maiden Africa Cup Of Nations title in history.
As the tournament ended, here’s the Team Of The Tournament of AFCON 2021.
AFCON 2021: Team Of The Tournament
- GK: Edouard Mendy
- RB: Achraf Hakimi
- CB: Mohamed Abdelmonem
- CB: Edmond Tapsoba
- LB: Saliou Ciss
- CDM: Nampalys Mendy
- CM: Mohamed Elneny
- CM: Ibrahim Blati Toure
- RW: Mohamed Salah
- ST: Vincent Aboubakar
- LW: Sadio Mane
Salah and Mane have been playing together for Premier League club Liverpool but faced each other in the final and heartbreak for one of the Liverpool teammates were on the cards. Despite, Egypt goalkeeper Gabaski keeping Senegal at bay, they lost on penalties, however, he was rightfully awarded the Man Of The Match in the final.
Aliou Cisse, the then captain of Senegal lost to Cameroon in the AFCON 2002 final and now after 20 years, he has led Senegal to their first-ever AFCON trophy as a coach.
