Mohamed Salah hits late Afcon winner for Egypt to break brave Zimbabwe at the last

• Egypt 2 (Marmoush 64, Salah 90+1) Zimabwe 1 (Dube 20)

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There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red on Monday night, with Egypt’s players grateful to Liverpool’s troubled superstar for conjuring a stoppage-time winner.

After failing to capitalise on a dominant start, the seven-times Afcon winners required a stunning equaliser from Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush and Salah’s late winner to spare their blushes against the aptly named Warriors from Zimbabwe, who have never progressed beyond the group stages.