RABAT, Morocco (AP) \u2014 Mohamed Salah scored and Egypt eliminated defending champion Ivory Coast to move into the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals after a 3-2 victory on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Salah nabbed his fourth goal of the tournament \u2014 Egypt\u2019s third of the game \u2014 in the 52nd minute and the Pharaohs needed it as Ivory Coast threatened to come back twice from two goals down.<\/p>\n
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