VIDEO SHOWS: POST-MATCH SOUNDBITES FROM PLAYER OF THE MATCH MOHAMED SALAH & IVORY COAST COACH EMERSE FAE FOLLOWING EGYPT'S 3-2 AFCON QUARTER-FINAL WIN RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOTLIST SHOWS: AGADIR, MOROCCO (JANUARY 10, 2026) (STATS PERFORM – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF EGYPT WINGER MOHAMED SALAH ARRIVING FOR POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE & TAKING SEAT WITH HIS PLAYER OF THE MATCH TROPHY NEXT TO HIM 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) EGYPT WINGER & PLAYER OF THE MATCH, MOHAMED SALAH, SAYING: “I'm so happy that we went through. The game was very tough and, as you can see today, five goals. It was a very interesting game to watch, but of course not to play. I'm glad that in the end we managed to go through." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) EGYPT WINGER & PLAYER OF THE MATCH, MOHAMED SALAH, SAYING: “It was a very tough game for sure. You play against opponents, most of whom are playing in Europe. They won it last time in their country. I also mentioned to them that you won it last time in your country. There is no better feeling in your life than what you had last time. You play again as champions, so they defend as champions. They dominated most of the game, and we managed to go through because I think we gave it all and we fought with our heart and our soul on the field and I'm glad that we managed in the end to win." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) EGYPT WINGER & PLAYER OF THE MATCH, MOHAMED SALAH, SAYING: "I'm always give it all for my country, I think I've been here for 13 or 14 years and I've had different groups every time, or every few years, but I always try to give my experience to the younger players and show them that if they fight hard and fight with their heart and soul they can achieve big things. I think that's our strength right now, because you play against many teams that really play good football and play in Europe, which makes their life easier, but the level that our players face in the Egyptian League or I would say the African Champions League is quite different than playing in the Champions League in Europe, so that makes it for us a bit harder. But I always tell them it doesn't matter, once you enter the field, you give it all and it doesn't matter if you win or lose, you are going to be happy with what you give. I always tell them in meetings, guys, we don't have to regret anything, we don't have to feel bad once we leave the field, we just give it all, and God will decide if you deserve it or not." 7. SALAH LEAVING AT END OF PRESS CONFERENCE 8. VARIOUS OF IVORY COAST COACH EMERSE FAE ARRIVING FOR POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE & TAKING SEAT 9. (SOUNDBITE) (French) IVORY COAST COACH, EMERSE FAE, SAYING: “We're a bit frustrated with tonight's result. We had prepared our players to face this Egyptian team. Unfortunately, we made far too many mistakes at crucial moments to have any hope of eliminating this team.” 10. WHITE FLASH 11. (SOUNDBITE) (French) IVORY COAST COACH, EMERSE FAE, ON IF HE FEARS LOSING HIS JOB NOW, SAYING: “No, I'm not worried about that. It's part of the job of coaching. When you win, it's fine and you keep your job, but when you lose, you're likely to lose it. That's the way it is. I'm not afraid of that.” 12. FAE LEAVING AT END OF PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Omar Marmoush netted the opener and Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal as Egypt ended Ivory Coast’s reign with a narrow 3-2 triumph in Saturday’s (January 10) Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Centre back Rami Rabia was the other scorer for the Egyptians, who had little possession at the Grande Stade Agadir but took their chances with clinical precision and held on to book a semi-final meeting with Senegal on Wednesday. An own goal from Ahmed Fatouh and a late effort by Guela Doue proved insufficient for the Ivory Coast, winners of the tournament on home soil two years ago but now deposed as African champions. Earlier on Saturday, Nigeria overpowered Algeria 2-0 in Marrakech and will take on hosts Morocco in the other semi-final. (Production: Stefan Haskins, David Grip)
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