Wetin happen for Agadir no be small matter as Egypt take style gree Benin for AFCON wey don dey hot! Na Captain Mohamed Salah wey shine for dis match, e score after 124 minutes to finally set Egypt on top with 3-1 win over dem small but mighty team, Benin.
Match start like movie, and Egypt don dey try push for goal since, but Benin no wan gree fall hand. Marwan Attia gree us some hope when e score for second half, but Jodel Dossou no let dem celebrate long as e equalise for dem in the 83rd minute to take match go extra time. Na true drama wey dey unfold.
As dem enter extra time, Yasser Ibrahim don header Egypt return to lead when e connect with Attia corner for 97th minute. Na wah! Egypt fans dey shout everywhere. But e no finish there, Salah, wey dey look for him first AFCON medal, decide say him go score latest goal for the match. E break outside the box, shoot sharp sharp, na 3-1 for dem! Omo, see joy for Egyptian fans!
Despite Benin no wan find themselves as dem dey give Egypt serious wahala, dey no fit match Egypt style today. And Salah no fit hide him joy, as people sabi say na him goals dey help Liverpool carry plenty trophies, but now him dey find dat AFCON winner medal wey don dey elude am.
But make we no forget the goalkeeper wey dey for Benin, Marcel Dandjinou, na him be major reason why dem hold Egypt for second half like dat. Na for 8th minute, Omar Marmoush try slice dem with good chance but Dandjinou block am. E still dey keep Benin in the game despite all dem pressure, but today na Egypt day!
As e be so now, Egypt don qualify for quarter-finals, dem go face either Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso on Saturday wey dey come. Na true sight for dem morning wey dem go dey consider how dem go carry dat match get till dem reach final for dis AFCON.
But one thing be say, with Salah and his guys in form like dis, e no go dey surprise if dem carry cup come home this time around. Na wetin de hope for dem now. If una never see di match highlights, fit catch am for all di platforms, because dis one na classic!
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