InternationalsSalah's Egypt gain lead over Mane's Senegal in World Cup qualifier
Mohamed Salah helped Egypt gain a 1-0 advantage over Sadio Mane's Senegal in the opening leg of their World Cup qualifying decider on Friday night.
In a rematch of February’s Africa Cup of Nations final, the sides are facing off over two matches for the right to claim a ticket for Qatar 2022.
Egypt edged ahead in the first game, played in Cairo, with Salah a key protagonist in the fourth-minute goal that separated the teams.
Collecting a pass into the penalty box, Salah crashed a rising shot against the crossbar and the rebound struck the unfortunate Saliou Ciss and bounced into his own net.
Both Salah and Mane featured for the entirety of the contest and will meet again when the second leg is held in Senegal on Tuesday evening.
Elsewhere on Friday, Harvey Elliott started for England U21s as they beat Andorra 4-1 in an U21 European Championship qualifier.
The Reds No.67 was involved for the whole game at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium and Curtis Jones was introduced as a substitute with half an hour to go.
Kostas Tsimikas represented Greece in a friendly against Romania, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1-0 win for his country in Bucharest.
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