Ghana and Nigeria legends, Asamoah Gyan and Austine Jay Okocha, have actually revealed what Sadio Mane informed Egyptian goal goalkeeper prior to taking the spot kick granted Senegal in the 7th minute of their Africa Cup of Nations last against the Pharaohs on Sunday.

Senegal was granted a penalty earlier in the very first half and Egypt captain, Mohamed Salah was caught whispering to his goalkeeper.

And as the colleagues talked to each other, Mane, who is Salah’s assaulting partner at Liverpool, advance and stated something to the Egypt goalkeeper.

Okocha knocked Mane for being sidetracked by what Salah and his teammates were talking about instead of concentrating on the task of performing the penalty.

Gyan said on Supersports, “I believe psychologically that didn’t help him [Hair] because Salah went to his goalkeeper absolutely and was telling him, ‘I understand where he puts his charge’.

“And he was far, he shouldn’t have actually come there informing the goalkeeper ‘I’m putting it there.’ By doing that he put himself in doubt psychologically and I believe there was the circumstance. Mind you that the goalkeeper of Egypt has been so excellent with charge shootout. He did what he needed to do to conserve his team.”

Adding his thoughts, Okocha stated, “You do not get involved when it concerns circumstances like that.

“You stay focused and select your side, select your target. I don’t know why he got included there. It was apparent that he fidgeted.”