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Morocco's Yassine Bounou celebrates after winning the match in the penalty shootout

Yassine Bounou salutes Morocco’s big-match mentality in road to AFCON final

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has praised his teammates’ composure under pressure after the hosts reached the AFCON final for the first time in 20 years.

Morocco's Achraf Hakimi scores his penalty during a penalty shootout

Achraf Hakimi hails sacrifice as Morocco march into AFCON final

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi says the sacrifices made over recent weeks, combined with the pressure of playing on home soil, are paying dividends after the Atlas Lions booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

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Sadio Mane's long-range strike sends Senegal into AFCON final

Senegal secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after Sadio Mane scored the only goal deep into the second half to beat Egypt 1-0 in Tangier on Wednesday.

Pape Thiaw

Suspension fears won’t derail Senegal’s plans for Egypt

With seven Senegalese players walking a suspension tightrope ahead of the final, head coach Pape Thiaw insists this will not influence his plans as the Lions of Teranga prepare to field a full-strength side against Egypt in tonight’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semifinal.

Mo Salah

Trézéguet points to Salah’s influence in Egypt’s AFCON title push

Egypt's national team captain and Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah, is hungry for his maiden Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, and just like the rest of the team, he’s putting in extra effort to achieve that.

Kalidou Koulibaly

Koulibaly downplays favourites tag as Senegal march into AFCON semis

Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has downplayed the favourites tag bestowed on his team as they continue to assert their dominance at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.

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