Salah scores and Egypt eliminates Ivory Coast to join Nigeria in Africa Cup semifinals

RABAT, Morocco — Mohamed Salah scored and Egypt eliminated defending champion Ivory Coast to move into the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals after a 3-2 victory on Saturday. Salah nabbed his fourth goal of the tournament — Egypt’s third of the game — in the 52nd minute and the Pharaohs needed it as Ivory Coast threatened to come back twice from two goals down. But Egypt held on in Agadir despite relentless Ivorian pressure and booked a semifinal date with 2021 champion Senegal in Tangier on Wednesday. “We just fight for our country and hopefully we go through the next game as well," Salah said....

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