Mohamed Salah scored the winning goal for Egypt against ZimbabweLiverpool FC news, fixtures, results and transfer gossip plus selected offers and competitions Subscribe Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Read our Privacy PolicyEgypt may be record seven-time AFCON champions but their talismanic forward has never lifted the trophy, having been runners-up on two occasions in 2017 and 2022. Arabic broadcaster Al Jazeera lauded Salah's crucial late intervention with the headline: "Mohamed Salah puts Liverpool controversy behind him with dramatic winner against Zimbabwe in their AFCON opener." Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT However, the match report also observed that Salah looked short of sharpness for extended periods – potentially due to a shortage of recent playing time. The under-pressure Reds forward saved his country from embarrassment against minnows Zimbabwe

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