“MANE IS AFCON” | Sadio Mane v Mohamed Salah | AFCON Final Preview | Liverpool Stars Face Off

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Patrick Smith is here to bring you a very special edition of the Blood Red Podcast as he is joined by African Football Expert Shon Osimbo to preview the AFCON Final!Sadio Mane and Senegal will take to the field against Mohamed Salah and Egypt in Sunday's Final in Cameroon, with the Liverpool pair battling for the AFCON Crown.Patrick & Shon discuss each sides' routes to the final and the importance of their Merseyside stars in their progression.Shon provides an incredibly interesting insight into the current state of affairs in African football, under a new presidency coming out of a pandemic, with a successful AFCON tournament and a proposed 'Super League'.Enjoy!Get exclusive podcasts and video content direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukListen to our Blood Red podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1109064476/viewJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free:Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfcFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFCFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfcSubscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello everyone and welcome to a very special edition of the Blood Red
0:13.7	podcast as we react and delve into the final of an incredible tournament with a
0:17.8	massive mercy side interest in the final of the African Cup of Nations.
0:21.1	Saudi Amano predicted it himself before the tournament and now he will face red teammate
0:25.4	Mohammed Sala in the final when Senegal will take on Egypt.
0:29.1	Well we've certainly got a lot to get into and joining myself Patrick Smith is sports journalist, broadcaster and
0:33.7	African football expert Sharnes Simboe. Sean how are you doing? I'm good I'm good
0:38.6	excited to be here. Well it's a pleasure to have you on and well let's get straight into it. This is a game. Liverpool fans will be eagerly
0:45.6	anticipating, I'm sure. What can they expect in the final between Senegal and Egypt?
0:50.3	Yeah, it's amazing. First of all, even the Liverpool fans in Africa are celebrating about this.
0:56.0	The top two biggest English Premier League stars facing each other for the first time. This is the first time they are meeting
1:04.8	being against each other on the international level. So I know everyone is definitely
1:09.8	looking forward to that. And it's very exciting even the journey how they got there how they've been
1:15.2	very massive for their clubs and at the end of the day Egypt as people know Egypt already
1:20.6	seven-time African champions and Senegal are seeking their first Afghan
1:26.0	title.
1:27.0	So that is what everyone is looking forward to.
1:28.6	Everyone is expecting so much to happen on Sunday and just money and Saller have driven the whole excitement about the tournament up
1:43.7	Yeah, you mentioned that Egypt have a pretty dominant record in Aficon don't they but Senegal are chasing their first title and we'll start with them Sadiaman of course they're absolute talisman they were finalists in 2019 I believe
1:49.5	and they again you know stormed to the. How impressive have this Senegal side being?
1:55.0	Yeah, first, just first started off. I was actually in the stadium in Egypt in 2019,
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