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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Mohamed Salah scored one goal and set up the other as Egypt beat Morocco in extra time in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Sofiane Boufal gave Morocco an early lead with a penalty after Ayman Ashraf caught Achraf Hakimi, a decision given by the video assistant referee.<\/p>\n

But Salah tapped in an equaliser after Yassine Bounou parried a header and the game went to extra time.<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s Salah squared for Aston Villa’s Trezeguet to tap in a winner.<\/p>\n

Carlos Queiroz’s side will face hosts Cameroon in Thursday’s semi-final.<\/p>\n

The seven-time champions may need to play that game with third-choice keeper Mohamed Sobhi, who came on for his international debut after Gabaski hurt himself while tipping Nayef Aguerd’s header on to the bar near the end of normal time.<\/p>\n

Without that save there would have been no semi-final to worry about – and Salah would have been on the next flight back to England.<\/p>\n

Boufal’s penalty was the only chance of note for either side in the first half – with most other efforts from long range.<\/p>\n

Morocco were starting to dream of only their second semi-final since 1988 but Salah had other ideas, forcing extra time and then helping settle it by setting up half-time substitute Trezeguet.<\/p>\n

Salah has been involved in 64% of Egypt’s goals at the Africa Cup of Nations – nine of 14 – since he made his competition debut in 2017.<\/p>\n

Egypt should have scored a third right at the end after Morocco keeper Bounou came up for a free-kick. Morocco played it short but Egypt made a mess of their counter-attack and Salah shot into the side-netting.<\/p>\n

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