The Senegalese hero has struck again. Decisive scorer against Egypt this Wednesday (1-0), Sadio Mané sent the Lions of Teranga to the final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations, where they will meet Nigeria or Morocco on Sunday January 18.
Locked for a long time, the game was unlocked by the 11th goal of the Al-Nassr striker in the CAN final phase. The latter is only 90 minutes away from the second African championship title of his career, a performance which could place him even higher than he already is within the pantheon of legends of the continent. Especially since Sunday’s match should be his last in the competition.
Asked on BeIN Sports at the final whistle, Mané confirmed it on air: “I will be very happy to play my last final of an African Cup. I will take advantage and try to win for my country,” said the man who scored the decisive penalty during the 2022 final, already won against Egypt.
“I was a little lucky”
“We knew it would be a complicated match,” confided the 33-year-old striker. “We expected that against this Egyptian team. We tried to play with experience by not giving away easy balls because they could put us in danger. We tried to play with maturity,” he said before returning to his saving achievement.
“I was a little lucky, you have to admit. It was a ball from nowhere, it hit my stomach. I had the reflex to shoot and when I shot it was on target. When I score a goal for my team, I am always very happy. » There is no doubt that Mané will be even more so if he manages to repeat this performance in the final, to close the book of his history at the CAN in the most beautiful way.
