"Mohamed Salah scored a 91st-minute winner as Egypt came from behind against Zimbabwe to take all three points in their opening game of AFCON 2025. Salah's strike came following Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush's second-half equaliser after Prince Dube had given Zimbabwe a shock lead before the break. All eyes were on Pharaohs captain Salah, who has been the subject of a rather turbulent few weeks at Liverpool after his outburst in the aftermath of their 3-3 draw at Leeds on 6 December."
"And it was the 33-year-old who had a hand in the game's first chance. From Salah's curling cross to the back post, Mahmoud Trezeguet's header was on target but Zimbabwe keeper Washington Arubi managed to get across to parry the ball to safety. A few moments later, it was the turn of Emam Ashour to go close when the Al Ahly man prodded wide from eight yards."
"Marmoush then had a couple of efforts as the forward looked to get the 2006 champions back into the game. The Manchester City man did just that shortly after the hour mark. Right-back Godknows Murwira switched off at the crucial moment, allowing Marmoush in on goal and he made no mistake, smashing an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net. From there, Egypt were all over their opponents."
Egypt recovered from an early shock when Prince Dube gave Zimbabwe the lead in the 20th minute, with Dube firing into the bottom corner after turning inside the box. Mohamed El Shenawy almost conceded a second after a goalkeeper error that nearly allowed Washington Navaya to score. Omar Marmoush equalised shortly after the hour mark after Godknows Murwira switched off, smashing into the roof of the net. Egypt dominated thereafter and created several chances, with Mahmoud Trezeguet and Emam Ashour testing the Zimbabwe defence and Zizo missing a late header. Mohamed Salah scored a 91st-minute winner to secure all three points.
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