MOHAMMAD SALAH and Egypt will look to finish off their revenge mission against Senegal TONIGHT.
The Pharoahs were pipped to another Africa Cup of Nations triumph via the penalty shoot-out route in the final by Senegal.
But it is the Egyptians who will be taking a one-goal advantage into the second leg of their World Cup play-off against the AFCON champions.
- Start time: 6pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Not televised
- Senegal XI: To follow
- Egypt XI: To follow
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What time will Senegal vs Egypt kick off?
- Senegal vs Egypt will take place on TONIGHT – Tuesday, March 29.
- The match will kick off at 6pm in the UK.
- It will be played at Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Senegal
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Team news
PSG’s Abdou Diallo was forced off injured inside 15 minutes in Cairo and will miss this second leg.
He joins QPR’s Seny Diang and Rennes’ Alfred Gomis on the Senegal treatment table.
Pape Abou Cisse of Olympiakos is likely to come into defence in Diallo’s place.
Egypt remain without Ahmed Hegazi and Akram Tawfik.
Ramadan Sobhi and Mohamed Hany have also withdrawn from the squad through injury.
Mohamed Abdelmonem came off for Egypt in the 39th minute on Friday with concussion.
Packed house for second leg
Fans at Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade are looking to get their places in the ground for this huge encounter.
Africa’s most precious gems
Sadio Mane goes up against Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah tonight with both knowing only one will be on that flight to Qatar.
It will mean so much to either player to be the one who brings joy to their fans by securing their place in the World Cup.
The bragging rights over the other will just be the icing on the cake.
This is for the fans
The Senegal coach highlights what is needed of his squad:
The good match is the one we win, the goal conceded against Egypt takes us out of the game. On the whole game, we could have been better. In tonight’s game, our goal is to equalize first and then win. The 0-1 defeat in Cairo is behind us, we have the opportunity to write history in our new stadium, we can’t go back, I’m focusing on that.
Aliou Cisse
Football frenzy for game
Senegal fans are in party mood for tonight’s game.
Credit: @FootballSenegal Top two lock horns
There is no denying that when it comes to African football, these two sides have a very good argument for being the two best sides on the continent.
With only one able to book their ticket to Qatar, the stakes could not be higher.
It would be a bitter pill for their fans to have to watch a World Cup without their team.
Senegal wary of Egypt flair
The Egypt manager aired some views on the task ahead:
Senegal know that if we have the ball we can do something magical. Two fantastic teams will play, the winner will be football.
Carlos Queiroz
Travel not broadening the mind
Carlos Queiroz’s side head into tonight’s game without a win in any of their last three away games against the Lions of Teranga.
They will be looking to end this dry spell and complete their revenge for their AFCON final loss in January.
Egypt are only one step away from securing their fourth World Cup appearance, equalling Algeria’s current record.
Watch the lions roar
Senegal will be confident they can overturn the slender one-goal deficit at home where they have not suffered defeat since July 2019.
Prior to the defeat in the first leg, they were unbeaten in 13 games across all competitions.
In this run, they scored 24 goals and kept 7 clean sheets.
Welcome to Senegal vs Egypt
Senegal had an unbeaten run in the qualifying group stages where they claimed five wins and one draw to finish top of Group H, eight points clear of second-placed Togo prior to their narrow 1-0 defeat to Egypt in the first leg.
The Lions of Teranga were also unbeaten in 13 games across all competitions, a run that saw them clinch their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title at the expense of The Pharaohs.
They suffered a huge blow in the first leg when Abdou Diallo was forced off, he joins Seny Dieng and Alfred Gomis on the sidelines.
In the absence of Diallo, Pape Abou Cisse could come into the heart of defence alongside Kalidou Koulibaly.
Egypt remain without Akram Tawfik and Ahmed Hegazi who both suffered long-term injuries at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Ramadan Sobhi and Mohamed Hany have withdrawn from the squad with injuries, while Mohamed Abdel Monem came off in the 39th minute due to a concussion in the first leg.
Should the Al Ahly defender fail to make tonight’s game, club teammate Yasser Inrahim is expected to replace him, partnering Mahmoud Hamdi.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
