And suddenly, Mohamed Salah sat on the ground, staring into space. At the edge of added time in the first period, hit in the left thigh, the Pharaoh had to give up his place (to Mostafa Fathi). A few seconds later, while the match had until then been completely insipid, Mohammed Kudus scored a splendid goal for Ghana, with a powerful left-footed shot after having played two opponents (45th + 3) .
Strongly stunned by these two club blows just before the break, Egypt could have completely collapsed. But certainly helped by gross opposing errors, in this case those of Inaki Williams then Osman Bukari, she deployed superb mental resources to come back to the score twice, during an unbridled second period, therefore offering a striking contrast to the first.
Mohammed Kudus disappointed by this result
And this, thanks to Omar Marmoush (69th) then to Nantes center forward Mostafa Mohamed, found behind by Trezeguet (74th) and author of his 2nd goal in this CAN. Meanwhile, on a perfect serve from Lens midfielder Salis Abdul Samed, Kudus scored a nice double, again thanks to his tasty left foot (71st). With the man of the match trophy in his hands, the West Ham striker still admitted: “ This result (2-2) is disappointing. »
Because defeated (1-2) by Cape Verde at the start, the Black Stars have only one point. As for the Egyptians, who were held in check by Mozambique (2-2), they only have two and are therefore barely better off. These two heavyweights, the Pharaohs, seven-time winner of the CAN (record) and Ghana (quadruple) will therefore observe with a certain apprehension the clash this Friday between the two featherweights of the group before each meeting again on Monday. But on the Egyptian side, the anxiety is necessarily even more significant. Because a whole people are now trembling for their star, Mohamed Salah…