Salah rescues point for Egypt with late penalty against Mozambique

The Liverpool forward's spot kick denied Mozambique one of the greatest shocks in Cup of Nations history.

EGYPTIAN KING: Egypt's Mohamed Salah reacts after Mozambique scored. AP Photo/Themba Hadebe.

Mohamed Salah scored a 97th-minute penalty to spare the blushes of Egypt as they rescued a 2-2 draw against Mozambique and denied their opponents a first ever Africa Cup of Nations win in a Group B clash at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Sunday.

Salah's spot-kick went in off the post after Mozambique defender Domingos Macandza committed a foul in the box. The penalty was awarded following a Video Assistant Referee check.