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00:00And Benin are the team that get the ball rolling with Egypt playing in red, white and black back to their best.
00:12Happy to be back in their colours of course as the ball's been tidied up just in the midfield.
00:18And it'll be interesting to see just how fast Benin lead and push forward and try and prise open the Egyptian defence as the ball goes back to Johan Roche.
00:32Big blow to Benin losing their emblematic captain Steve Moulier, a centre-forward as well.
00:45Amanda, which obviously is something of a little bit of a concern, but he's not well at all.
00:52Sat out of training yesterday with just a stone's throw in the mountains.
00:57Forced them to make those errors, pick up the ball and try and capitalise.
01:02Now, the depth of this bench for Egypt is something that will be of a concern.
01:18Oh, it looks like there was a yellow card.
01:24That's a yellow card for Rabia.
01:27He puts his hand out and purposely handballs it as you can see there.
01:31Yep, and I think it's in a very promising position, this free kick for Benin.
01:37And of course, I think the most accurate players are on the ball.
01:40It has to be Ole Tien and Oru.
01:43Very much powerful in terms of the power of the shots, but also the accuracy.
01:47Yes, Sobermat player, 11th match for his country, Oru.
01:52Ole Tien surely whipping that in with his right foot.
01:57Here he goes, Ole Tien goes for a shot.
01:59Straightens it in the hands.
02:00Anyway, you saw that coming, getting in the way.
02:02Oh, that was nearly, it could have come.
02:07But Ole Tien does all the hard work.
02:09First blocks the pass and then gets into space.
02:11Makes himself useful once again in the play.
02:13Just signed for MLS third tier, the National Pro League in the U.S.
02:23Signing from Kustosijar in Croatia.
02:26Great opportunity, this is, it's into the penalty box.
02:29There's a follow-up, but there's a player to clear the ball at the back.
02:33But let's have a look at this once again.
02:35That's a handy delivery towards Mo Salah.
02:38And you can see that Tiljani is there and it comes back and a chance there for Adele to get in.
02:44And that was a good opportunity.
02:46But he lunged towards the ball.
02:47But there's a player to clear the ball at the back.
02:50And Verdun and Ko come to the rescue.
02:54Excellent breakdown on that left-hand side for Egypt.
02:57That's where the combination play is going to come from.
03:00The late runs from midfield definitely taking away the markers and opening those passages.
03:04And that's how Egypt like to operate.
03:06Yes, yeah.
03:08Can't take your eye off the pitch for one second.
03:10Otherwise, you know, you see that everything just comes to life.
03:13I heard Hany.
03:15That's a decent ball into the penalty box.
03:17Well, the goalkeeper comes out.
03:19It's low contact or anything.
03:21It's still there.
03:22The player on the left-hand side.
03:23Can they get a shot in?
03:24Well, again, it's been defused.
03:25Excellent work there.
03:26Mo Salah's trying to do something.
03:27It comes out to Hany.
03:28Hany, will he drill the shot in?
03:29No, he won't.
03:30Cuts inside.
03:31Makes a little bit of aimable.
03:32Oh, there's Mo Salah with a shot.
03:33He gets driven against the defender and cleared.
03:38From Zamalek and a Smua player.
03:43They're playing at Al-Ali.
03:46The most successful club on the continent.
03:51I mean, it is one of the teams that most Egyptians who grow up in the football mad country will try and play for one day.
04:09That's a foul.
04:10And that's another yellow card as well.
04:12And Atiyah really going in quite hard.
04:15Yeah.
04:16Well.
04:20Physical challenges coming down following the yellow one from Ole Chan.
04:24But just look at that.
04:25And that's from behind.
04:26That's just not necessary on set-seeded Alameda.
04:29Just come back from a thigh-strain injury.
04:31He doesn't want to have, you know, rake lines on the back of his.
04:34Is he facing?
04:34He's facing his own goal.
04:35So he's definitely not a threat.
04:37Just chaperone him, guide him, force him to play a ball back.
04:41Yeah, but you can't, you know, make it a challenge like that.
04:44Are you going to win the ball in that position?
04:46You've got a player in front of you who's like, you know, there's a player between the ball and yourself.
04:51You're not going to win it.
04:53You're not going to get possession.
04:54And this is bad because, you know, you can see that, you know, it's had a knock-on effect.
04:59But Toussaint's down on the ground.
05:00Yeah.
05:01And he doesn't look like he's in a great place.
05:04We saw Samadu Atajiku, the Smuha player based in Egypt,
05:09Debtu's, uh, simple as that.
05:14Well, Khmer Fatou about to, uh.
05:22So that is the half here on BN Sports.
05:24Nil-nil after 45 minutes of play.
05:27We'll take a short break.
05:28Come back with the highlights from this first half of football.
05:34Right here on BN Sports.
05:36It will be an Eastern time kickoff on BN Sports.
05:42We'll see who makes it into the next round of the tournament.
05:46So far, Mali eliminating Tunisia on belt kicks.
05:49Senegal beating Sudan 31.
05:52They will be facing in the quarterfinals on January 9th.
05:54On the other side, Cameroon beating South Africa to the 1.
05:58Morocco with some controversy.
06:00And in Tanzania, 1-0.
06:02They'll be facing also on the quarterfinals on January 9th.
06:06Expecting much more involvement with more Salah's concerned, with Mamoosh's concerned,
06:14and probably some subs that will be game changers.
06:16Second half just kicked off here.
06:19And we don't have any changes since we saw Hamdi got stretched off with that patella injury following the challenge on Aloko.
06:31Aloko's okay.
06:32And it was quite nasty.
06:37We saw the replay.
06:38And we wish him the best of luck in his recovery.
06:40Replaced by Fatou.
06:42And then, of course, we have Toussaint, who had to go off with a muscle injury as well.
06:46Replaced by Dossou.
06:47Change a piece.
06:49And a foul in the midfield.
06:50There's Dossou.
06:51Before mentioned, forward just gets knocked down.
07:02Dossou.
07:0467th cap for him.
07:0710 goals scored.
07:08A deep ball down towards that man, Aloko.
07:10Can't control.
07:12Flies off the surface and out of play.
07:14Of course, Egypt, they made 11 changes in that match against Angola that finished goalless.
07:23They'd already qualified.
07:25That's what you can take from this Benin squad.
07:27Nearly 10 minutes in.
07:28It's Egypt with a corner.
07:29It comes across.
07:30It's a chance.
07:31Oh!
07:32What a block.
07:33How it didn't go in.
07:35Denied.
07:37Point-blank range.
07:39Just look at that.
07:39That was the shot.
07:41Wow.
07:42Sensational.
07:42And that should have been delivered.
07:45Rabiot was the player who got across two of the biggest teams in the Egyptian Premier League.
07:53Through ball.
07:53Perfectly dosed.
07:54There's Mo Salah.
07:55Mo Salah tries to use that left foot to lob Dangenou.
08:00The Benin goalkeeper read it perfectly.
08:04Doesn't get shoved off the ball.
08:06And Marks, no Benin players in a dangerous position there.
08:10But the press is working well.
08:11As it's picked up by Uru.
08:13There's the through ball.
08:15And a banner with a dangerous shot.
08:17And Seno, he comes to the rescue.
08:19Shots in total.
08:20It's been very limited.
08:21Egypt on the attack.
08:25Ashur.
08:25Ashur.
08:26Lovely touch.
08:27Gets past his man.
08:29Verdun.
08:29Oh, the cover.
08:31Because he can.
08:32Yeah.
08:32But he needs to find a bit more confidence on the pitch as well.
08:35Because of the lack of time that he's had.
08:37There's Hanni.
08:38Hanni.
08:39Working with Salah.
08:39Salah.
08:40Salah gets the return pass.
08:42He's going to get past his man.
08:44Hanni gets it back.
08:44Anybody there?
08:45It's followed up.
08:46There's a shot.
08:47Look at it.
08:48Atiyah.
08:49Atiyah gets the goal.
08:51It's a stunner.
08:53A stunner in Agatir from Atiyah.
08:56Against Danjinu.
08:58Yep.
08:59The build up to this goal is something to marvel.
09:02Great composure in terms of the build up.
09:04A quick one-two between Mo Salah as well.
09:07The third man running.
09:08These are the options in and around the ball carrier.
09:11Calmly tucked away into the top corner.
09:16As cool as you like.
09:19The outstretched fingertips of Danjinu just couldn't quite get there.
09:25But that was spectacular.
09:26As they try and build a new dynasty.
09:29At the back it goes.
09:30Picking up the ball.
09:31Looking to try and.
09:32Oh.
09:32Oh.
09:33Dispossessed.
09:34Well that was very very dense.
09:36Yellow card offense as well for Fatih.
09:38They're quick.
09:41Beninna very quick.
09:42Look at that.
09:42Read the ball.
09:43Communicate better.
09:44And you won't have that happen.
09:46Yep.
09:46Those are the basics.
09:48Any coach can tell you.
09:49Never play a square ball in those areas.
09:51Especially for defenders.
09:53But oncoming attackers like Olytan.
09:55You could have stolen it.
09:56Pickpocket you in that midfield.
09:58And that could be danger.
09:59We talk about hospital passes.
10:00We've seen.
10:01Whenever they get any kind of an opportunity.
10:03They will take it.
10:03You can see that.
10:04You can feel it.
10:05It's in the air.
10:06As they give the ball away once again.
10:07They pick the ball out.
10:08That's a wonderful look.
10:09Chance for a shot there.
10:10But it's a locker who gets the ball out to that man.
10:14Go.
10:14Oh.
10:15It's gone in.
10:16They've got the inclination.
10:17It came for Durant.
10:19Dosson.
10:20Unbelievable.
10:21The scene's here in Agadeer.
10:25Let's have a look at this again.
10:26El Shanoi gives the ball away.
10:30They pick it back up.
10:31That was the opportunity.
10:32Comes out to the right hand side.
10:34And there's the delivery.
10:40Takes that deflection.
10:42Great save from El Shanoi.
10:43But the follow-up from Dossu.
10:45Right place, right time.
10:47Look at that.
10:47It nearly.
10:48That's a brilliant save.
10:49You've got to give credit to El Shanoi.
10:52But look where it falls.
10:53No one's going to get there before a Benin player.
10:56And Dossu delivers at the perfect time.
11:04Good through ball.
11:06This is nice.
11:07He's done.
11:07It's been picked up.
11:08Mo Salah.
11:09Mo Salah.
11:10Oh, it's a great save from the goalkeeper.
11:12How many times have you seen Mo Salah coming out for Liverpool, finding himself?
11:17Hassan.
11:17He's only 22 years of age.
11:18But he comes over and takes away Dossu.
11:21I like that.
11:21You know, when the youngsters do that, it basically tells us that...
11:24Every press has been coordinated.
11:27When they're shifting, they move like a chain.
11:29A chain reaction.
11:31Internal distance is equal.
11:32That certainly pushed Egypt all the way.
11:35That's it.
11:35That's the end of the 90 minutes.
11:39Plus added time.
11:40An extraordinary scenario.
11:42A goal that really has given them...
11:44We will be going to added extra time.
11:51It is 1-0.
11:52After 90 minutes, we'll play 30 minutes of free soccer.
11:55It's the 116 of the Africa Cup of Nations.
11:58Right here on B-Sports.
11:59I mean, you've already seen Mali going into a penalty shootout.
12:09So Egypt really wouldn't want to be in that sort of scenario.
12:12But here's what's quite interesting about Benin.
12:15Their phrase for AFCON 2025.
12:18It's unity and belief.
12:20That was ours, though.
12:22They took it from us, Amanda.
12:25Here we go.
12:26Of course, this is extra time.
12:28First job.
12:29And Egypt's seven-time champions in possession here with Ahmed Yasser.
12:37One of many Ahli players in this squad.
12:45We're trying to find a way of responding, having seen that equaliser smashed in by Dossu from close range.
12:55After a mistake made by Houdel Shenoui.
12:58Good work over on that far side.
13:01And a little flick that comes back and steered away by the centre-back.
13:06Tilgiani.
13:09Along with Olivier Verdun, they make a very fine pairing at the back.
13:13That's sure.
13:26The shot conversion rate for Benin is 4%, the second lowest in 24 teams.
13:31Here they are.
13:32Chance rejects!
13:33The shot is just too high for Marmouche.
13:37Look at it.
13:37He cuts inside.
13:38This is what he does.
13:39Best comes off.
13:40The conversion rate for Benin is 4%.
13:42The second lowest in 24 teams.
13:45Here they are.
13:45Chance rejects!
13:46The shot is just too high for Marmouche.
13:50But there was contact.
13:56Look at it.
13:56He cuts inside.
13:57This is what he does.
13:58Best comes off the back of...
14:01I think it's off the back of Atajiku.
14:05They take it quickly.
14:06They're moving forward.
14:07This is what Egypt are really good at.
14:08There's the chip.
14:10It's a good header.
14:11Oh, what a goal!
14:12That is just incredible!
14:14That is just incredible!
14:15Yes, Ella sends her back!
14:18Yalla!
14:19Yes, Ella, Yalla!
14:21A brilliant angled header beating D'Angelo.
14:25There is nothing in the world that any goalkeeper can do about that.
14:31Top quality.
14:33The short corner with Fatou, it's brought back, that's the delivery that comes in.
14:42Look at that header.
14:43Goal for Asia, score by Benin is...
14:46Atia with the assist.
14:47Yasser with that angled header, looping over the top, skins the post and hits the back of the net.
14:57Absolutely sublime.
14:59You won't see better than that, Amanda.
15:01Yeah.
15:01Yep.
15:02Top build-up, top pin.
15:05Has played in Egypt, so he knows exactly what he's coming up against today.
15:09Yep, 100%, but for me it's just that final touch from Mo Salah.
15:14And for you, in terms of tactics for Egypt, and tactics for Benin, starting with Egypt.
15:21I think for Egypt, they are very susceptible to errors that is their back four.
15:26I wouldn't really want to toy around with ball possession in my own half.
15:34It's been great, Hassan.
15:35He's been solid indeed.
15:37They're working so hard for Benin, of course.
15:47Johan Roche is the player who comes off for Mathieu Alinvi.
15:56Fresh legs, two players, that's their five that they've managed to, that they've, the five subs that they've made.
16:03But two, two players with fresh legs coming on at this time is not a bad option.
16:08Johan Roche knows this, you know, he knows the score, he knows the scenario, he's, he's experienced this.
16:14Fourth AFCON for the, for the German, uh, tactician, he'll, he'll know that these two players need to make an impact,
16:23and they need to try and take advantage and, and help restore parity, uh, or try and help them get a, get a win from this.
16:31Yeah, absolutely, for the players coming in, composure, but of course, once they get into the opposition's half,
16:37they're showing up and receiving in between the lines.
16:39That's here, just making the block, but the ball does, uh, fall back to the feet of Atajuku.
16:49Long ball going over the chop, this is where it could be quite dangerous.
16:52Dealt with at the back, Yasser coming to the rescue, threaded through, there's a chance for them, he's been knocked off his feet.
16:58He's been knocked off his feet, the referee says, no, there's no yellow card, that will be a yellow card.
17:03That's quite dangerous, that is, and there's going to be a straight yellow for Atajuku.
17:07The fact is that you've got to be a little bit careful, and although he didn't really make much contact with Zizou,
17:13who, luckily, evaded those outstrengs.
17:19Atia, sacrifice, they've taken the touch, there's a shot!
17:23It takes a deflection and goes out for a corner.
17:26Kav, Tajani's the player.
17:32And, uh, definitely the case.
17:38Benin, Benin, there's the delivery into the penalty box, it's been kicked away by an Egyptian.
17:45Oh, the control from Mo Salah, Mo Salah, what's he got in the left of the tank?
17:49Still going, he's been pulled, he's still going.
17:52The yellow card, he wanted to carry on, of course he wanted to carry on El Invi.
17:58Minutes the way that he just held him.
18:00Look at that, started there, he's not letting go, he's not letting go.
18:03And he manages to break free, and then finally the yellow card comes out.
18:06Zizou, nice ball, that's all, lots of space here, that's a good through ball as well.
18:13Zizou, back to Mo Salah, Mo Salah, that's set to the first, oh!
18:17Oh, it goes high, and that should have been the third goal for Egypt.
18:22Want to get the ball rolling once again, and the referee wants to get that,
18:27keep the clock ticking, as Rabia's down on the ground, there it is, now Mo Salah,
18:33the goalkeeper's head, Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah gets his 10th AFCON goal.
18:41The third ejection to score 10 goals for Egypt and an Africa Cover Nations.
18:50Yep, a perfectly executed counter attack, the weight of the pass, the speed,
18:56the options on the ball, Mo Salah, 1v1 situation, doesn't want to do any complicated things,
19:03sends it over the goalkeeper to break the hearts of Benin.
19:09And there it is, Egypt have done it, Egypt move on, and they will head into the quarterfinals
19:21for the 21st time in an illustrious, historical Africa Cup of Nations history that they've
19:32carved out over the years, as they push on through in a bid to win their eighth title.
19:39A magical moment, a masterful moment from Mo Salah, but a hard-fought victory against a fantastic
19:50Benin team, who showed up in this round of 16 clash, the final score, Egypt 3, Benin 1.
19:57And this is what I want to do, and this is what I want to do today is to China,
19:59and this is what I want to do, so I want to do now.
20:03I want to sit down a little bit, so I want to do it now.
20:11Here you go.
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