Mueez Ajao
– Senegal and Egypt meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, pitching two Liverpool stars up against each other.
– Mohamed Salah is looking to lead the North Africans to a record-extending eighth continental triumph, while Reds team-mate Sadio Mane hopes to play a part in Senegal’s first ever Nations Cup victory.
– The Teranga Lions have lost both finals they have played, in 2002 and 2019, while Egypt are looking to lift the trophy for the first time since 2010.
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– While the spotlight will fall on two stars of the Premier League, the two sides have had contrasting paths to the final, which will be played in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde.
It is interesting that both top strikers are of Liverpool blood, a testimony to the height they (Liverpool) have attained.
Their manager, Jurgen Klopp, has shown more than a passive interest in the encounter.
In his happiness, he sees one of his boys carrying the day, with one unfortunately has to take heart at the end.
Anyway, he has a strategic interest in the loser too: he hopes to have him back on the EPL PITCH ON Thursday.
