One club’s fanbase gets divided every now and then – for various reasons. Potential signings, match tactics, team selection, designs of their kits, whatever. But there will be many Liverpool fans taking sides on Sunday night over something that’s happening on another continent. And it’s all just because two of their best players will be competing against each other for the biggest football prize in Africa.Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to watching Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane go head to head in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Yaounde. But the Liverpool manager knows one of his players will be very sad by the time the final whistle is blown.”We’ve been following the tournament pretty closely. Great achievement obviously for both, getting through to the final. It’s great. So, a really successful tournament for our boys. It will be exciting. Now it’s obviously not so easy because we have to watch the game and one will be definitely really happy after it, and the other one much less so. But both have a good chance to achieve something really big.”🇸🇳 Sadio vs. Mo in the #AFCON2021 final 🇪🇬Proud of you both ❤️ pic.twitter.com/E2c8ZFwa9F— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 3, 2022 Mane was on the score-sheet and also provided an assist as Senegal saw off Burkina Faso 3-1 on Wednesday to seal their place in Sunday’s showpiece. A day later, Egypt overcame Cameroon on penalties after a goalless draw to confirm Salah’s clash with his Reds teammate.As much as the national team exploits hog the attention, Klopp can’t wait to have his two first-teamers back from Cameroon. He believes that both Mo and Sadio would return in time to play against Leicester City next Thursday.”I think they will be available. We will see. The one who wins will probably fly back to their home country, celebration, that’s how it is. I think Tuesday or Wednesday latest, the winner will be back. The other one probably slightly earlier.”Jurgen Klopp has been following #AFCON2021 closely and is proud of his two boys- Salah and Mane- for reaching the final but only one can win 😬😬😬 pic.twitter.com/6vtJoVrfMA— #AFCON2021 (@EricNjiiru) February 4, 2022 But the German coach hasn’t forgotten about one of his players who’s also had a good tournament – but who hasn’t reached the final.”Naby Keita played an exceptional tournament as well. Unfortunately, he was suspended for yellow cards in a decisive game for them. Otherwise, I think Guinea would have had a good chance to go a bit further as well.”There are already many Reds chatting about the upcoming game and wishing that neither would lose. The others have only half-jokingly called this AFCON “Liverpool’s first trophy of the season”.Both Mane and Salah are highly influential players for their teams, but there will be many more factors that could decide the winners. Stay with Mozzart Sport Kenya for more stories about the big game.AFRICA CUP OF NATIONSThird-place play-offSaturday22.00: (3.90) Burkina Faso (3.25) Cameroon (2.15)FinalSunday22.00: (2.20) Senegal (2.90) Egypt (4.40)***odds are subject to change
