There was heartache for Mohamed Salah who missed his shootout penalty as Egypt finished fourth at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. The Egyptian icon’s spot kick was saved after his side drew 0-0 draw in the third-place play-off against Nigeria,

Instead, the evening belonged to his old Liverpool team-mate, Sadio Mane. Senegal and Mane have given Egypt the treatment before, beating them in the 2021 AFCON final and a 2022 World Cup play-off. Senegal controlled last night’s tie without doing much to make anybody remember a great deal about it in 20 years.

Mohamed Salah has posted a picture of himself training alone at Liverpool amid his ongoing conflict with the club.

© Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesMohamed Salah of Liverpool. Far from that financial power and the competitive level of European soccer, MLS clubs appear to be at a ...