Overview
- The match takes place at Ibn-Batouta Stadium in Tangier, Morocco, as the first semifinal of the day.
- Former Liverpool teammates Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah headline a widely anticipated individual duel.
- The winner moves on to Sunday’s title game, with the other finalist to be decided by Nigeria vs. Morocco later in Rabat.
- In Italy, live free-to-air coverage is on Sportitalia channel 60 with streaming available via the Sportitalia app and website.
- Both teams are established continental powers already qualified for the World Cup, and Senegal previously beat Egypt on penalties in the 2021 AFCON final and the 2022 World Cup playoff.