Salah’s first-time finish at the back post in the 69th minute got his and his team’s campaign in Cameroon up and running after they had lost 1-0 to Nigeria in their opening Group D game.
Browsing: Mohamed El Shenawy
Egyptian Captain and goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shenawy, was Al Ahly’s hero in the shootout, saving Felipe Melo’s penalty to ensure that the African champions won 3-2 in Qatar.
El-Shenawy produced a series of reaction saves to deny the Uruguay front-line of Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez before Jose Gimenez’s 89th-minute winner finally broke Egypt’s resistance.
The Liverpool forward was left on the bench during the Pharaohs’ 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in Ekaterinburg on Friday as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final last month.