{"id":28673,"date":"2025-12-23T05:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T05:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/12\/23\/salah-rescues-egypt-with-late-winner-at-start-of-afcon-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T05:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T05:25:57","slug":"salah-rescues-egypt-with-late-winner-at-start-of-afcon-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/12\/23\/salah-rescues-egypt-with-late-winner-at-start-of-afcon-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Salah rescues Egypt with late winner at start of AFCON campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Africa Cup of Nations Opening Day<\/h1>\n<h2>Record Champions Off to a Strong Start<\/h2>\n<p>The opening day of the Africa Cup of Nations has seen the record champions, Egypt, secure a hard-fought win against Zimbabwe. This victory marks a successful start to their Group B campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>A Surprise in Stoppage Time<\/h3>\n<p>Deep into stoppage time, Mohamed Salah caused a surprise, leading his team to a 2-1 win. This late push showcased the team&#8217;s determination and resilience, ultimately giving them the edge they needed to claim the win.<\/p>\n<h4>A Hard-Fought Victory<\/h4>\n<p>The match was closely contested, with both teams displaying strong performances. However, it was Egypt&#8217;s ability to capitalize on their opportunities that ultimately led to their victory. The team&#8217;s strategy and teamwork were key factors in their success.<\/p>\n<h5>Group B Campaign<\/h5>\n<p>With this win, Egypt has set a strong tone for their Group B campaign. The team will look to build on this momentum as they face their next opponents, aiming to continue their winning streak and make a deep run in the tournament.<\/p>\n<h6>A Winning Start<\/h6>\n<p>Egypt&#8217;s winning start to the Africa Cup of Nations is a significant boost to their morale and confidence. The team will now focus on their upcoming matches, working to maintain their winning form and make the most of their campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Cup of Nations Opening Day Record Champions Off to a Strong Start The opening day of the Africa Cup of Nations has seen the record champions, Egypt, secure a hard-fought win against Zimbabwe. This victory marks a successful start to their Group B campaign. A Surprise in Stoppage Time Deep into stoppage time, Mohamed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[11756,191,19943,3151,13885,844,21067,21066,8452],"class_list":{"0":"post-28673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-africa-cup-of-nations","9":"tag-ancient-egypt","10":"tag-deep-run-patapsco-river-tributary","11":"tag-egypt","12":"tag-egypt-national-football-team","13":"tag-mohamed-salah","14":"tag-opening-day","15":"tag-starting-pitcher","16":"tag-strategy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28675,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28673\/revisions\/28675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}