At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 7, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 through penalties, winning the African Cup of Nations championship for the first time in history. Mane conceded a penalty in the opening seven minutes, but he scored in the final penalty tiebreaker to complete his redemption.
Egypt played extra time or penalties in three consecutive knockout matches, which can be said to be dangerous to advance to the final, while Senegal won three consecutive games in the knockout rounds, physically dominant. Senegal have defeated their opponents in their last two meetings, with Mane and Salah playing out the Liverpool civil war and Senegal reaching the final of the Two Consecutive Africa Cups of Nations, and they will storm the first title in the team's history.
Just seven minutes into the opening, Abd monnem fouled the Sith in the penalty area, the referee imposed capital punishment, before Mane took the penalty, Salah gave his goalkeeper a chance, and then Mane's explosive shot was saved by Gabar. Liverpool's thighs wasted golden opportunities. In the 28th minute, Salah was able to find a foot opportunity inside the penalty area, but the Pharaoh's left-footed attack was deflected by Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy. In the 43rd minute, Ernenni passed the ball and Salah's left-footed shot from inside the box was saved.
Senegal stepped up their attack in the second half, with Geye completing consecutive goals, but his powerful shot was saved by Gabar. In the 56th minute, Didsio missed a good chance to complete the goal from close range inside the opposing penalty area, but the ball was blocked by Mendy. As time went on, the two teams played more and more cautiously, after all, no one wanted to concede the ball first in the final. In the 90-minute regular time, the two sides exchanged white rolls 0-0, and the game went into extra time, it is worth mentioning that Egypt played overtime in four consecutive knockout matches.
In extra time, senegal, the more positive performance, Deange and Diallo completed consecutive goals, but still could not break through the gate guarded by Gabar. Salah was so tightly restrained by his opponents that he didn't get a shot in 30 minutes of extra time, and the final score was 0-0, and the game went to a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Abu de Monnem, who came in second overall for Egypt, struck the post and popped up, but Sal's penalty was also saved, and the two sides returned to the same running line. Chelsea goalkeeper DiFawei then saved Rasheen's shot, and in the crucial 5th round, Mane, who came on the final stage, scored a penalty, he completed his self-redemption, and finally Mane's penalty helped Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 and win the African Cup of Nations for the first time in history!