Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time winner as Egypt opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe. The record seven-time winners required a comeback to ensure their tournament got off to a winning start on Monday evening.After Prince Dube’s opener for Zimbabwe on 20 minutes, Egypt trailed at the break. However, a second-half equaliser from Manchester City striker Omar Marmoush and Salah’s late winner sealed the win.pic.twitter.com/5p04mAYy8u— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) December 22, 2025Egypt are aiming to win a first Africa Cup of Nations since the third of three consecutive successes in 2010. Salah has never previously won the continental competition, twice losing finals in 2017 and 2021.The 33-year-old heads into the tournament in the spotlight, following a fallout with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot. Salah was dropped from the squad to face Inter Milan earlier this month after public criticism of the club, following a spell out of the team.He returned to the side as a substitute against Brighton on December 13th, before linking up with Egypt at AFCON. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The Pharaohs next face South Africa, who beat Angola in the group’s other opening fixture, on Boxing Day.Read – Golazo Merchants: Man United’s midfield maestro, Paul ScholesSee more – Remembering when a 21-year-old Ronaldo Nazario won the Ballon d’OrFollow The Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTokThe post Salah scores stoppage-time winner as Egypt open AFCON with win first appeared on The Football Faithful.