Mohamed Salah scores as Egypt overcome Benin after extra time to reach AFCON quarters

Salah raced clear in the 124th minute and produced a typically composed finish as he beat the back-pedalling keeper from 25 metres.

EGYPTIAN KING: Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side's third goal. Pic: AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy.

Yasser Ibrahim’s superb header and Mohamed Salah's breakaway strike earned record seven-time champions Egypt a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 on Monday.

Egypt led after 69 minutes through a superb 30-yard strike from Marwan Attia, but Benin forced the game into an additional 30 minutes when they equalised late on through Jodel Dossou.