Egypt's Mohamed Salah netted the winner in extra time to send his team through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals after a 3-1 win over Benin. The Pharaohs required extra time to claim their place in the competition, having initially levelled the match at 1-1 in normal time.
In a dramatic turn of events, Egypt's Marwan Attia broke the deadlock in the seventh minute with a looping header, before Yasser Ibrahim scored the second goal just minutes later. However, Benin staged an impressive comeback, as Jodel Dossou levelled the match in the 83rd minute to send it into extra time.
The high-stakes game was marked by controversy when Egypt's Mohamed Hamdy went off injured, and then Benin's Dokou Dodo escaped punishment after colliding with him. Despite this drama, both teams battled hard for possession until Attia sealed the win with a second goal in extra time, finishing perfectly from outside the penalty box.
Salah's decisive strike marked his third goal of the tournament and gave Egypt their ticket to the quarterfinals on Saturday against Burkina Faso or defending champion Ivory Coast.
In a dramatic turn of events, Egypt's Marwan Attia broke the deadlock in the seventh minute with a looping header, before Yasser Ibrahim scored the second goal just minutes later. However, Benin staged an impressive comeback, as Jodel Dossou levelled the match in the 83rd minute to send it into extra time.
The high-stakes game was marked by controversy when Egypt's Mohamed Hamdy went off injured, and then Benin's Dokou Dodo escaped punishment after colliding with him. Despite this drama, both teams battled hard for possession until Attia sealed the win with a second goal in extra time, finishing perfectly from outside the penalty box.
Salah's decisive strike marked his third goal of the tournament and gave Egypt their ticket to the quarterfinals on Saturday against Burkina Faso or defending champion Ivory Coast.
. It's crazy how those teams battled it out and managed to level each other up, only to have it all decide on one goal 
. And can we talk about the drama with Dokou Dodo? That guy should've gotten a red card for sure 
. But I guess that's just part of football, right? 
Anyway, Egypt's in the quarterfinals now and I'm super excited to see what happens next!
. I mean, who doesn't love a comeback story? 
It's like, even when things seem dark, we can turn it around and get back to winning (or in this case, advancing in the tournament)! 
The drama was intense, but it's all part of the game, right? 
I'm just happy Egypt made it through to the quarterfinals – they're gonna crush it against Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast! 
I'm DYING over Mohamed Salah's latest win!!! He's on FIRE 
! I mean, that guy's got skills for days. First goal in the tournament, and then he saves Egypt from going home with an extra time winner 
. Salah's got this, though! 
And yessss, Marwan Attia's looping header was so underrated but it set the tone for Egypt's win 
Can't wait to watch them take on Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast next Saturday!