Senegal beat Egypt on penalties to seal World Cup spot, Ghana edge Nigeria

Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt, while Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.

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Afcon highlights: Iheanacho rocket sinks Salah’s Egypt while Mahrez and Algeria fire blanks

Kelechi Iheanacho’s first half volley fired Nigeria to a 1-0 win over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, while both other games finished 0-0 as defending champions Algeria failed to hit the back of the net in a goalless draw with Sierra Leone. Catch up with the highlights here.

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