Egyptian swagger: Salah taunts coach Hassan Hassan as Egypt sails into AFCON semis

Salah hits Hassan Hassan with a lighthearted jab after Egypt's win

Mohamed Salah, captain of Egypt, teased his coach Hossam Hassan with a famous remark.

Egypt edged Ivory Coast 3-2 to reach the AFCON semifinals and will meet Senegal on Wednesday.

Salah won the man of the match award and spoke to reporters after the game.

In response to a journalist's question about Hassan's line that two and a half professionals exist in the squad, Salah joked about the statistic and the teams claim.

He said he was thrilled to delight the Egyptian fans and proud to share the dressing room with this generation and a coach of Hassan Hassan stature.

He added that the man of the match award belongs to the whole team and that wearing the Egypt jersey carries great value.

He noted the match against a strong opponent and the defending champions, and praised players from Europe and the domestic league. He said this camp is the best in his career with Egypt and that he hopes to win AFCON.

He also thanked Morocco for organizing a superb tournament.

Punchline: If two and a half pros can win, imagine a full squad; math finally adds up to goals.

Punchline: Salah only scores; the net starts paying rent to the fans.