Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty in Diamniadio on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.
π πππ-ππππ! β°
πΈπ³ Senegal 1 (3)-0 (1) Egypt πͺπ¬
Penalty shootout sends Senegal to the #WorldCup after a battling 120-minute game. βͺ#WorldCup | #WCQ pic.twitter.com/LimWbjg5xf
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 29, 2022
Senegal won the second leg of the African play-off 1-0 thanks to a fourth-minute goal from Boulaye Dia and the teams finished level at 1-1 on aggregate after extra time.
πππππ WILL NOT SLEEP! π₯³
πΈπ³ Senegal secure their spot in the #WorldCup for the second successive time π#WCQ | @Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/fE7im18fcB
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 29, 2022
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As was the case in the Africa Cup of Nations final last month, Mane was entrusted with taking the crucial fifth Senegal kick and once again he made no mistake to give his side a 3-1 victory in the shoot-out.