{"id":3885,"date":"2022-03-29T04:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=3885"},"modified":"2022-03-29T04:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:52:43","slug":"africas-world-cup-playoffs-reflect-shift-in-power-to-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/africas-world-cup-playoffs-reflect-shift-in-power-to-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s World Cup playoffs reflect shift in power to the north"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The playoff results reflected a major shift in power north to the Arabic-speaking countries, who have long dominated African club competition and are now flexing their muscles at national team level too.<br \/>\nIslam Slimani scored for Algeria while Tunisia benefited from a horror own-goal as their sides won away in Cameroon and Mali respectively, while Morocco came from a goal down to draw in Kinshasa against the Democratic Republic of Congo.<br \/>\nHome advantage in Tuesday\u2019s return legs sets them all up for a place in November\u2019s tournament.<br \/>\nEgypt edged Senegal by a single goal as they met again six weeks after Sadio Mane\u2019s team beat the Pharaohs on post-match penalties to win the Africa Cup of Nations.<br \/>\nThis time it was his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah who grabbed the honours, hitting the crossbar in the fourth minute and then watching the rebound come off Senegal defender Saliou Ciss\u2019s knee for an own goal.<br \/>\nBut Senegal dominated proceedings away in Cairo and are more than capable of overturning the deficit.<br \/>\nEgypt coach Carlos Queiroz said his side would need to defend like devils in Dakar.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s a World Cup game, everything is open. 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