Mohamed Salah was the hero for Egypt as they secured a late 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe to kick off the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the winner in stoppage time.Salah has put his troubles at Liverpool behind him to captain Egypt at the mid-season AFCON and got off to the perfect start on Monday night.The 33-year-old was his country’s main outlet throughout a dominant performance, creating six chances per FotMob, but saw his teammates struggle to put them away.Egypt had 35 shots to Zimbabwe’s eight, but went behind to an early goal from Prince Dube and it took until the 64th minute for Omar Marmoush to level the scores.Video: Salah scores 90+1′ winner, Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe The tie looked to be heading for a draw when Salah forced the ball home in a late scramble, sealing a 2-1 victory in injury time.It means they end the first round of group games top of Group B, above South Africa with the two nations having won by exactly the same scoreline.After their celebrations on the pitch at full-time, Salah posed for his customary goalscorer’s selfie with Man City striker Marmoush.Liverpool’s No. 11 was approached in the mixed zone at Stade Adrar but declined any interview, telling reporters: “I will speak, but not now.”Egypt’s next game is against South Africa on December 26, with supporters in the UK able to watch the 3pm kickoff for free.It comes with every AFCON fixture being shown live on Channel 4 and their streaming services, meaning while Liverpool may not be in action on Boxing Day there will still be an opportunity to watch Salah.Which Liverpool games will Salah miss for AFCON?Salah has already missed the 2-1 win over Tottenham at the weekend and is guaranteed to sit out at least two more games:• Wolves (H) – Premier League – Dec 27• Leeds (H) – Premier League – Jan 1He could also be absent for a further five games including the FA Cup third-round clash with Barnsley:• AFCON Round of 16 – Jan 3/4/5• Fulham (A) – Premier League – Jan 4• Arsenal (A) – Premier League – Jan 8• AFCON Quarter-Finals – Jan 9/10• Barnsley (H) – FA Cup – Jan 12• AFCON Semi-Finals: Jan 14• AFCON Third-Placed Playoff: Jan 17• Burnley (H) – Premier League – Jan 17• AFCON Final: Jan 18• Marseille (A) – Champions League – Jan 21