Sadio Mane & Mohamed Salah Poised to Face Off in AFCON Final!

Sadio Mane & Mohamed Salah Poised to Face Off in AFCON Final! The two Liverpool forwards are one match away from ultimate glory.

Senegal will face Egypt in the final of AFCON on Sunday night. This pits club teammates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah against each other.

Coming into the tournament a month ago, few would have predicted that the best two players in Africa would face off against each other in the tournament final.

On top of being the most highly rated African players, the duo has also been teammates at Premier League club Liverpool for the past six years now, where they have enjoyed success together. With the Reds, the duo has won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

The biggest criticisms that they have both faced from African media is that neither of them has ever won AFCON. For one player, that is soon to be over.

The winner on Sunday will no longer have that stigma attached to their name.

On the field of play, one occupies the right wing while the other occupies the left wing. They have a very similar style of play, which has seen them succeed in Europe.

They are very direct players, who take on wingers and do not shy away from dribbling. The winger possesses incredible speed, stamina, and strength.

One of the best attributes that they both have is how durable and reliable they are. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah barely ever get injured, meaning that they give their coach a guarantee of 90 minutes week in week out.

For their nations, they are more than just quality players. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are also very influential leaders.

They are both captains of their nations and will lead out their respective sides on Sunday night. Sadio Mane & Mohamed Salah Poised to Face Off in AFCON Final!