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The Pharaohs of Egypt started their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B campaign with a 2-1 win against Zimbabwe on Monday night.
It was Mohamed Salah who scored the winner in added time to hand his side all three points from the encounter.
Zimbabwe had scored the opener through Prince Dube in the 20th minute. They pressed on, but Omar Marmoush equalised on 64 minutes.
The game looked to be going for a draw when Salah controls a ball into him and then swivels and knocks a left-foot shot past Zimbabwe keeper Washington Arubi.
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The Liverpool forward completed the turnaround for the Pharaohs, who are one of the favourites to win the competition.
Earlier in the day, South Africa and Angola won the Group B opener as they secured a thrilling 2-1 win over Angola.
South Africa will travel to Agadir for their next game against Egypt on Friday, with Angola taking on Zimbabwe in Marrakesh.
Much earlier, Mali played a 1-1 draw against Zambia in Group A’s other game after hosts Morocco had opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Comoros on Sunday.
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