AFCON 2021: Senegal vs Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations final

Name: AFCON 2021: Senegal vs Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations final
Uploaded: 2022-02-06T08:52:37+00:00
Description: Perhaps it was prescience. Just after Liverpool striker Sadio Mané had inspired his Senegal side to a 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso to reach a second successive Cup of Nations final, coach Aliou Cissé cited the Liverpool anthem "You’ll Never Walk Alone" to highlight the extent of the solidarity supporting Senegal’s surge for a first continental title. RFI's Paul Myers reports from Yaoundé.

Issued on: 06/02/2022 - 09:52

This combination of file pictures made on February 4, 2022, shows, at left, Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah in Garoua on January 15, 2022; and Senegal's forward Sadio Mane in Yaounde on February 2, 2022. - Senegal will face Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match, scheduled for February 6, 2022. AFP - DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO,KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

Perhaps it was prescience. Just after Liverpool striker Sadio Mané had inspired his Senegal side to a 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso to reach a second successive Cup of Nations final, coach Aliou Cissé cited the Liverpool anthem "You’ll Never Walk Alone" to highlight the extent of the solidarity supporting Senegal’s surge for a first continental title. RFI's Paul Myers reports from Yaoundé.