Egypt 2 (Marmoush 64, Salah 90+1) Zimabwe 1 (Dube 20)
Record Afcon winners recover to win in Agadir
There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red, with Egypt’s players grateful to Liverpool’s troubled superstar for conjuring a stoppage-time winner.
After failing to capitalise on a dominant start, the seven-times Afcon winners required a stunning equaliser from Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush and Salah’s late winner to spare their blushes against the aptly-named Warriors from Zimbabwe, who have never progressed beyond the group stages.
Salah had sparkled initially before fading as his lack of recent playing time at Liverpool took its toll, but ended up making the decisive contribution as he swivelled in the penalty area to score with a scuffed left-foot half volley.
