Senegal vs Egypt 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Final
Sadio Mane seals Senegal's first ever Africa Cup of Nations crown, defeating Egypt on penalties
Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday, with Sadio Mane scoring the deciding spot kick.
Match Commentary
- 5': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Penalty saved! Sadio Mané (Senegal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Hamdy Fathy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Senegal 0, Egypt 0.
- 54': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Amr El Soleya.
- 59': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 59': Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Hamdy replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 66': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 77': Substitution, Senegal. Boulaye Dia replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 77': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Famara Diédhiou.
- 88': Sadio Mané (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': First Half Extra Time begins Senegal 0, Egypt 0.
- 99': Substitution, Egypt. Mohanad Lasheen replaces Hamdy Fathy.
- 105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Senegal 0, Egypt 0.
- 120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Senegal 0, Egypt 0.
- 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Senegal 0(4), Egypt 0(2).
Game Information
Venue: Olembe Stadium
Location: Olembé, Cameroon
Statistics
 EGY |
SEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 404 | Passes | 535 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 21 |
| 18 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 21 | Clearances | 8 |
Senegal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo  |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 2 | Saliou Ciss |
| 20 | Bouna Sarr |
| 6 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 19 | Famara Diédhiou |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Egypt (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Gabaski (GK) |
| 15 | Mahmoud El-Wensh |
| 2 | Mohamed Abdelmonem |
| 13 | Ahmed Fatouh |
| 8 | Emam Ashour |
| 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 4 | Amr Al Sulaya |
| 5 | Hamdi Fathi |
| 14 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 22 | Omar Marmoush |
| 10 | Mohamed Salah |
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