JOHANNESBURG: Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah used to be the architect of the one target as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile Global Cup play-off first leg. Salah became within the field and slammed the ball in opposition to the crossbar with the rebound hitting Senegal defender Saliou Ciss and rolling into the web for an own-goal. The eagerly awaited conflict used to be a repeat of the Africa Cup of Countries ultimate final month, which Senegal received 4-2 on consequences in Cameroon after 120 goalless mins.
Sadio Mane, a Liverpool teammate of Salah and scorer of the profitable penalty within the African name decider, used to be intently guarded via Egypt. He did have an opportunity quickly after half-time off a Bouna Sarr go, however a close-range header flew simply extensive of the put up. The Cairo conflict used to be one in every of 3 first legs determined via a solitary target with Algeria profitable 1-0 in opposition to Cameroon in Douala and Tunisia reaching a an identical end result in opposition to Mali in Bamako.
Ghana and Nigeria performed a 0-0 attract Kumasi and Morocco got here from in the back of to carry the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-1 in Kinshasa. The 5 moment legs are scheduled for Tuesday and the mixture winners will constitute Africa on the Global Cup in Qatar from November 21. Nigeria needed to accept a attract Ghana after VAR overruled a choice to award the guests a overdue penalty. A overview discovered that Ghana midfielder Iddrisu Baba used to be fouled prior to he treated.
Ghana got here closest to breaking the impasse with Nigerian goalkeeper Francis Uzoho pulling off a very good save to disclaim Fatahu Ishaku within the first half of. Veteran Lyon ahead Islam Slimani scored 5 mins prior to half-time to present Algeria victory over Cameroon. Slimani, 33, soared in a crowded goalmouth to go a Youcef Belaili free-kick powerfully previous goalkeeper Andre Onana into the roof of the web.
Even 11 mins of added time may just no longer convey Cameroon an equalizer and so they should win in Blida to steer clear of lacking successive Global Cups. Cameroon grasp the report for Global Cup appearances via an African country with seven and feature no longer ignored two in a row since first qualifying in 1982. Luck used to be specifically candy for Algeria as they fared disastrously within the Atlantic port town of Douala when protecting the Africa Cup of Countries name two months in the past.
Humiliating go out
Algeria started the event boasting a 34-match unbeaten report simplest to attract with Sierra Leone and lose to Equatorial Guinea and the Ivory Coast to make a humiliating first-round go out. Mali defender Moussa Sissako conceded an own-goal and used to be despatched off 4 mins later as they misplaced 1-0 to Tunisia. Below power from Seifeddine Jaziri, Sissako driven the ball towards his personal target on 36 mins, unaware that goalkeeper Ibrahim Mounkoro had strayed off his line, and the ball landed within the web.
When Sissako dedicated a last-defender foul on Jaziri quickly after he used to be proven a crimson card and even if Mali created the easier second-half possibilities, they didn’t convert any. Mali gave a primary cap to France-born Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, who had lengthy was hoping to play for his nation of beginning prior to agreeing to constitute the native land of his oldsters. Tarik Tissoudali scored an excellent equaliser as Morocco moved nearer to a 6th Global Cup look via drawing with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A transfer that started with a very good slide take on via Moroccan defender Romain Saiss ended with Tissoudali rifling the ball into the web on 76 mins. Yoane Wissa had given DR Congo a Twelfth-minute lead, sprinting down the wing, slicing inside of and unleashing a shot from simply out of doors the field that brushed Saiss and beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. With away targets counting double if groups tie on combination, a 0-0 attract Casablanca would take Morocco to Qatar.
Morocco have been unsettled after falling in the back of and Cedric Bakambu and Dieumerci Mbokani wasted possibilities to position the Congolese additional forward lead on a dark and windy night. The guests squandered an early second-half likelihood to equalise when Ryan Mmaee blazed a penalty over the crossbar. DR Congo have been lowered to ten males with 5 mins last when Ngonda Muzinga used to be despatched off after being yellow-carded two times. He’ll pass over the go back tournament. – AFP