Egypt set up a North African derby against the Moroccans, and Salah’s hopes of a first major title with his country are still alive. Egypt is a record seven-time African champion but hasn’t won the Cup of Nations since 2010, when Salah was a teenager. He made his debut for his country the year after. Salah lost in the final with Egypt in 2017 and was part of the team that was surprisingly eliminated on home soil in the last 16 in 2019. Both teams had clear-cut chances at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on Wednesday. Salah’s snap-shot in the first half was one of them.
Here’s what you need to know:What: 2022 AFCONWho: Egypt vs. MoroccoWhen: Sunday, January 30, 2022Time: 10 a. m. ETWhere: Ahmadou Ahidjo StadiumTV: beIN Sports XtraChannel finder: Verizon Fios, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling. Live stream: fuboTV (free trial)***RELATED STORIES ABOUT SPORTS ON TVHow to watch English Premier League in United StatesHow to watch La Liga in United StatesHow to watch Bundesliga in United States***Mohamed Salah buried the decisive penalty as Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 in a shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Equatorial Guinea followed suit to beat Mali 6-5 on penalties, but in a far more chaotic shootout.
The Egypt keeper pulled off the only save of the shootout when he tipped Eric Bailly’s penalty onto the crossbar and out. Abou Gabal, who wears the name Gabaski on the back of his jersey, had come on as a substitute in the 88th minute when Mohammed el-Shenawy was injured. Gabaski pulled off another crucial save in extra time with a full-stretch dive to keep out a shot from Ibrahim Sangaré that was destined for the top corner.
Egypt vs. Morocco FREE LIVE STREAM (1/30/22): Watch AFCON quarterfinal online | Time, USA TV, channelEgypt faces Morocco in the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations on Sunday, January 30, 2022 (1/30/22) at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. Fans without cable can watch the match for free with fuboTV.
Both games ended 0-0 after extra time and the round of 16 ended without a goal from open play. The quarterfinals of the African Cup are now set: Burkina Faso vs. Tunisia, Senegal vs. Equatorial Guinea, Gambia vs. host Cameroon and Egypt vs. Morocco. For Egypt, Salah sent his spot kick into the bottom right corner and then ran off and jumped onto the back of Egypt substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal for his celebrations.