"There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red last night, with Egypt's players grateful to Liverpool's troubled superstar for conjuring an injury-time winner against the aptly named Warriors of Zimbabwe. After failing to capitalise on a dominant start, the seven-times Afcon winners required a stunning second-half equaliser from Manchester City's Omar Marmoush and Salah's late winner to spare their blushes against unfancied Zimbabwe, who have never progressed beyond the group stages."
"For all the adoration he inspires in Egypt and throughout Africa the lack of an Afcon winner's medal is the one major absence on Salah's CV, Salah's situation in this tournament could not be more different from the previous Afcon in Cote d'Ivoire two years, when he was accused of prioritising club over country. Egypt's greatest player left that tournament early to return to Liverpool for treatment after a hamstring injury during a group game against Ghana,"
Egypt escaped a scare as Mohamed Salah produced a stoppage-time left-foot half-volley to beat Zimbabwe after Manchester City's Omar Marmoush had levelled in the second half. Egypt dominated early but failed to convert that control into goals until the late interventions. Salah started the match with spark but faded, possibly due to limited recent minutes at Liverpool, before delivering the decisive finish past goalkeeper Washington Arubi. The Grand Stadium remained sparsely populated for much of the game. The absence of an Africa Cup of Nations winner's medal remains the main missing accolade in Salah's career, contrasting with criticism he faced at the previous Afcon after leaving early with a hamstring injury.
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