This was the first repeat since Ghana had done it in the 1960s and after Egypt had done it before in 1957 and 1959.
Liverpool star Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty kick, as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalty kicks after the final finished 0-0 after 120 minutes.
Forward scored all four of Zaire's goals in these two matches: he was also the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched.
The Inter Milan-bound goalkeeper endured a difficult 2021 in which he didn't play competitively for 10 months after receiving an initial one-year ban -- later reduced to nine months -- for testing positive for prohibited substance Furosemide.
The six winners advanced to the group stage to join the 42 teams which enter directly.
L Lost 1 - 2 against Malawi on January 14th 2022.