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By Samuel Meade Mohamed Salah’s hopes of returning to Egypt to lead them to Africa Cup of Nations glory are over after the Pharaohs were stunned by DR Congo. The seven-time champions were hoping to win the tournament for the first time since 2010 with Salah desperate to lift the trophy that remains absent from his CV. He’ll have watched on from England however, continuing his rehab from an injury, as Egypt were dumped out 8-7 on penalties. The last 16 contest ended 1-1 after 120 minutes with Meschack Elia putting DR Congo, ranked 67th in the world, on the cusp of an upset. That only lasted nin…

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