Mohamed Salah Leads Egypt to Dakar for Blockbuster Clash Against Senegal

• 2021 AFCON finalist Egypt are enplaned to Dakar ahead of their World Cup second leg play-off against Senegal on Tuesday
• The team led by Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah are hoping to make back-to-back appearances at the World Cup
• The Pharaohs of Egypt pipped defending African champions Senegal 1-0 in the first leg in Cairo last Friday night

The Pharaohs have left Egypt for Dakar ahead of the second leg of the World Cup playoff against Senegal on Tuesday night.

The team led by Carlos Quiroz are expected to touch down on Monday afternoon and will immediately train at the Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade for tomorrow's gigantic clash.

The return fixture in Dakar will decide a place at the World Cup for one of the two powerful African nations with a lot at stake.

Egypt is one step closer to qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup following their 1-0 win over Senegal at the Cairo Stadium on Friday night.

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The winner over two legs will book one of Africa’s five places at this year’s FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Qatar.

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The Pharaohs of Egypt are one step closer to qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup following their 1-0 win over Senegal at the Cairo Stadium on Friday night, BBC Sports reports.

Both teams had met in February in the final of the 2022 AFCON tournament with the Teranga Lions winning the title via a penalty shootout.

And both teams were drawn to clash in the World Cup play-offs, with Egypt taking a first-leg slim win.

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Earlier, Sports brief reported that popular Senegal based native doctor, Kahone has revealed Africa's five representatives at the upcoming FIFA World Cup which will be staged in Qatar later this year.

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Kahone, who correctly predicted Senegal's AFCON triumph, disclosed Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon will represent Africa at the global showpiece.

Should his predictions come to pass, it will mean Mali will qualify for the World Cup for the first time in their history while Ghana and Cameroon return to the Mundial after missing out on the last edition.