Watch: Trezeguet polishes Mohamed Salah’s shoes following Egypt’s goal

The ongoing edition of the African Cup of Nations has been intriguing, to say the least. From red cards to close and thrilling games, the tournament has seen it all as of now. Moreover, like every football tournament, the player celebrations were been seen as well.

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However, in an act of pure class, the fans got to witness a FIFA celebration. It occurred during a game between Morocco and Egypt. After Sofiane Boufal's penalty, it was Egypt's star player Mohamed Salah who managed to pull a goal back for his team.

Thus, the match then went into an extra time of 30 minutes. Post which, just on the stroke of the 100th minute, Mohamed Salah produced an outrageous run down the right flank as he dribbled past everyone before crossing the ball into the box with his right foot.

Trezeguet cleaning Salah’s boot after providing the clutch assist. 🇪🇬👑 pic.twitter.com/eI1OJSuJ6s

— Samuel 🇪🇬 (@SamueILFC) January 30, 2022

Trezeguet then made a fantastic run and hit the ball at the back of the net. Thus, he gave his side a 2-1 advantage. Due to this insanely great moment, the celebrations from the team were wild. All the players were absolutely thrilled at this moment.

However, what caught everyone's attention was the celebration of Egypt's number seven. As Salah had actually set up the goal for him, Trezeguet went down on his knees and enacted a ‘polishing his shoes’ celebration – which is very common, especially in FIFA. This was indeed a great sight for all the fans to watch.

This celebration by the Egyptian then went viral instantly. Several fans were fascinated by the moment and were absolutely thrilled by how things turned towards Egypt's favour. Thus, they then held on to their 2-1 advantage. Hence, Egypt will now enter the semi-final and face Cameroon on February 4.