African Cup final things to know: Egypt less rest, Mo v Mané
The African Cup of Nations final is dominated by the story of Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio ManéFEBRUARY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salah or Mané? African Cup final revolves around 2 stars
Egypt or SenegalFEBRUARY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick turnaround for Liverpool stars after African Cup final
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane won’t have much time to celebrate, lament or rest after the African Cup of Nations finalFEBRUARY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Egypt beats Cameroon, will play Senegal in African Cup final
Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané will be facing off as rivals for the African Cup of Nations titleFEBRUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mané caps 3-1 win to send Senegal into African Cup final
Sadio Mané set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach its second successive African Cup of Nations finalFEBRUARY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Egypt objects to referee picked for African Cup semifinal
Egypt has filed a complaint with the African soccer confederation against the appointment of a Gambian referee for the Pharaohs’ game against Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations...FEBRUARY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salah's Egypt, Mané's Senegal into African Cup semifinals
The biggest stars of African soccer are on course to meet in their continent’s biggest gameJANUARY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Egypt, Eq. Guinea win shootouts to make African Cup quarters
Mohamed Salah has scored the decisive penalty as Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 in a shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the African Cup of NationsJANUARY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
EXPLAINER: What's at stake as World Cup qualifying resumes
The eight stadiums are ready in Qatar and World Cup tickets have been on sale for a weekJANUARY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Liverpool beats Palace 3-1 to cut City's lead to 9 points
Liverpool reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League to nine points after a 3-1 win at Crystal PalaceJANUARY 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Africa's soccer show a virus risk and a vaccine opportunity
The risk is obvious when you hold a major international soccer tournament right after the emergence of the omicron variant and in a country with precariously low COVID-19 vaccinati...JANUARY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jota leads Liverpool past Arsenal into League Cup final
Diogo Jota stepped up in Mohamed Salah’s absence with two goals to lead Liverpool to a 2-0 victory at Arsenal and into a League Cup final against ChelseaJANUARY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Arsenal-Liverpool in cup; Barça, Madrid in action
Arsenal hosts Liverpool in the second leg of the League Cup semifinals with the teams locked at 0-0 after last week’s first leg at AnfieldJANUARY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No surprise this time as Egypt into last 16 at African Cup
Egypt has qualified for the knockout stage at the African Cup of Nations and put a stop for now to the run of surprise results that has shaken the tournament over the last few daysJANUARY 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lewandowski wins FIFA best player vote ahead of Messi, Salah
Robert Lewandowski has been voted the best men’s player in the world at FIFA's annual awards ceremonyJANUARY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Liverpool relying on abnormal season to catch Man City
Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino gave Liverpool a 3-0 Premier League win over BrentfordJANUARY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Liverpool find scoring backups to beat Brentford 3-0 in EPL
Liverpool found the goalscoring alternatives needed in the absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as their stand-ins stepped up in a 3-0 Premier League win over BrentfordJANUARY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Liverpool eyes second place, Inter faces Atalanta
Liverpool will look to reduce the gap to English Premier League leader Manchester City to 11 points by beating Brentford at home on SundayJANUARY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
League Cup: Arsenal earns 0-0 at Liverpool despite Xhaka red
Liverpool failed to take advantage of Granit Xhaka’s 24th-minute red card and was held to a 0-0 draw by Arsenal in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinalsJANUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Liverpool-Arsenal, Atlético-Athletic in cup semis
Arsenal and Liverpool finally get to meet in the League Cup semifinals but in a different stadium than initially scheduledJANUARY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Klopp sure Salah will stay, have longevity of Messi, Ronaldo
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects Mohamed Salah to sign a new contract with the club and have the same longevity in his career as Lionel Messi and Cristiano RonaldoJANUARY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tough day for Salah's Egypt, Mahrez's Algeria at African Cup
Mohamed Salah has been kept in check as Egypt lost 1-0 to Nigeria on a superb goal by Kelechi Iheanacho in their first game at the African Cup of NationsJANUARY 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mané saves Senegal, Morocco beats Ghana at African Cup
Sadio Mané saved Senegal with a 97th-minute penalty to beat Zimbabwe 1-0 at the African Cup of Nations in CameroonJANUARY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: PSG without Messi, Klopp back in Liverpool dugout
Runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain will be without Lionel Messi and several other players who had the coronavirus for the trip to face LyonJANUARY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No Ronaldo as Salah joins Messi, Lewandowski for FIFA award
Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off the three-man shortlist for FIFA’s best player award for only the second time in 15 yearsJANUARY 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
