{"id":46841,"date":"2026-01-14T22:59:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=46841"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:59:56","slug":"senegal-stuns-egypt-roars-into-afcon-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=46841","title":{"rendered":"Senegal Stuns Egypt, Roars into AFCON Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dakar, Senegal<\/strong> \u2013 The Teranga Lions of Senegal have extinguished Egypt&#8217;s hopes of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations final, securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory in today&#8217;s semi-final clash. The match, played with intense energy and tactical discipline from both sides, saw Senegal advance to their fourth ever AFCON final.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive goal came in the 78th minute, courtesy of a brilliant strike from Sadio Mane. Mane&#8217;s clinical finish sent Senegalese fans into raptures, securing their team&#8217;s place in the coveted final.<\/p>\n<p>The match was a tense affair, with both teams displaying a strong defensive structure. Egypt, known for their tactical prowess and resilience, proved a difficult opponent. However, Senegal&#8217;s relentless pressure and attacking flair ultimately proved too much for the Pharaohs to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal&#8217;s victory marks a significant moment for the nation, who will now have the opportunity to compete for the coveted AFCON trophy. The team&#8217;s impressive performance throughout the tournament has been a testament to their talent, determination, and tactical organization.<\/p>\n<p><em>Egypt, meanwhile, will now face the loser of the Nigeria versus the host nation match in the third-place play-off.<\/em> While disappointed with the semi-final result, they will be looking to salvage some pride and secure a podium finish.<\/p>\n<p>The final promises to be a thrilling encounter, with Senegal set to face a formidable opponent. Football fans across the continent eagerly await the showdown to see who will be crowned the champions of Africa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dakar, Senegal \u2013 The Teranga Lions of Senegal have extinguished Egypt&#8217;s hopes of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations final, securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory in today&#8217;s semi-final clash. The match, played with intense energy and tactical discipline from both sides, saw Senegal ad&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46843,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46841\/revisions\/46843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}