On the brink of the abyss, after losing his first Africa Cup match against Nigeria and when it seemed destined for a dangerous draw for his interests, Mohamed Salah appeared in the right moment to resurrect Egypt, who won 0-1 against Guinea-Bissau with a controversial disallowed goal against Mama Baldé at the end of the match.
Disappeared in combat in his debut against Nigeria, Salah redeemed himself in a game that suffered a lot for the team led by Carlos Queiroz. His was the decisive goal in a game that could have gone wrong for Egypt at the end, when Baldé scored the equalizer at the buzzer and it was annulled by VAR to the disappointment of the modest African team.
In fact, a Baldé they took away what could have been one of the best goals in the Africa Cup. With nine minutes remaining in the duel, he went all out from the left wing. He left Ayman Ashraf on the way and, from the top of the area, launched a right hand with an unappealable thread that goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy could not save.