PARIS —
African superstars and former Liverpool teammates
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane
scored at the weekend as new league seasons dawned in Europe.
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Egyptian Salah
scored on the opening day of the
Premier League for a sixth straight season to
salvage a 2-2 draw for Liverpool at Fulham.
Senegalese Mane,
who left Anfield for Bayern Munich during the close season, netted as the
reigning German champions ran riot at Eintracht Frankfurt to triumph 6-1 in the
Bundesliga.
Here, AFP Sport
highlights some of the Africans who created headlines at the weekend:
Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)
He helped rescue a point for the 2022 runners-up as they were unexpectedly
held to a 2-2 draw by promoted Fulham. Jurgen Klopp’s men were still behind
with 10 minutes left when a long ball towards substitute Darwin Nunez caused
panic among the Fulham defenders. The ball eventually fell kindly to Salah, who
netted from close range.
Mohammed Salisu
(Southampton)
It was a match to forget for the Ghanaian defender and his Saints
team-mates as they suffered a 4-1 hiding at
Tottenham Hotspur despite scoring
the opening goal. Spurs were 2-1 ahead when, just after the hour mark, the
off-balance Salisu made the game safe for the London club by turning a cross from
South Korean Son Heung-min into his own net.
Sadio Mane (Bayern
Munich)
Reigning African Footballer of the
Year Mane picked up where he left off
in Liverpool colors, scoring on his Bundesliga debut as Bayern thrashed UEFA
Europa League title-holders Eintracht. Mane, who also scored in the German
champions’ 5-3 Super Cup win over RB Leipzig, helped assuage those Bayern fans
who are concerned their side may be toothless up front after the loss of Poland
forward Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona.
Achraf Hakimi
(Paris Saint-Germain)
The Morocco defender gave a plausible impersonation of Usain Bolt as he
dashed forward, received a pass from Neymar and slammed the ball into the net
for the second goal as PSG began their Ligue 1 title defense with a 5-0
hammering of hosts Clermont. It was a masterclass of anticipation by the former
Real Madrid full-back.
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