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Senegal won its first African Cup of Nations title on Sunday by beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

Sadio Man\u00e9 scored the winning spot kick to start the celebrations and make up for missing a penalty in the seventh minute of the game.<\/p>\n

The final had ended 0-0 after extra time.<\/p>\n

Senegal had lost two finals previously, including at the last African Cup in Egypt in 2019, when Man\u00e9 was left inconsolable.<\/p>

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This time he delivered the winning moment.
\nThe final at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, was billed as a battle between Liverpool stars Man\u00e9 of Senegal and Mohamed Salah of Egypt but it never reached those heights.<\/p>\n

Senegal missed a series of chances, including Man\u00e9\u2019s early penalty, which was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal.<\/p>\n

Egypt appeared exhausted after all three of its previous knockout games also went to extra time and seemed to be playing for a shootout in a bid to win a record-extending eighth African title.<\/p>\n

Egypt won shootouts in the last 16 and the semifinals to get to the final but missed two penalties in Sunday\u2019s shootout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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