Egypt Bench Salah as The Palancas Negras Face Elimination from AFCON.
The Angolan winger curled a delightful set-piece against the woodwork as the two sides played out a draw.
Anfield forward Mohamed Salah and Etihad striker Omar Marmoush remained unused substitutes as Group B winners Egypt were held to a stalemate with Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The record winners, having clinched top spot, deployed an completely rotated starting XI and lacked a cutting edge in Agadir.
Angola, who needed a victory to keep their hopes alive, will now face a nervous wait to see if their two points is enough to advance for the last 16 as one of the four best-placed third-place teams.
Benin, Sudan and Mozambique are assured of at least third place in their pools, all boasting three points.
Game Key Moments
Attacker Fredy rattled the outside of a post for Angola shortly after the second half, while Egypt's substitute – one of three players introduced by the Pharaohs – stung goalkeeper Hugo Marques' fingertips with a shot from inside the box.
Salah and Marmoush had scored earlier in the tournament in comeback wins over Zimbabwe and South Africa, respectively.
Egypt will remain in Agadir to meet a runner-up from another group next Monday, with their next rival to be determined after the group stage finishes on Wednesday.
In the other Group B finale, South Africa's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe sent Bafana Bafana into the next round, leaving Angola on the outside looking in.
Egypt Miss Star Power Presence
Mohamed Salah watched Egypt fail to score in an Afcon match for the first occasion since the 2021 tournament decider.
With first place secured, Egypt coach Hossam Hassan might have hoped for a more impressive attacking performance from his second string.
Mostafa Mohamed, who netted four goals at the 2023 finals, created an first-half chance for Hossam Abdelmaguid, but the defender looped his header over the target.
Angola, making seven changes themselves, nearly went ahead when Chico Banza combined with Mabululu before firing a low drive wide.
The first half ended without a single effort on target, though Fredy caused goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir into action with a thunderous long-range strike.
The Palancas Negras skipper remained the likeliest threat, seeing a free-kick elude the goalkeeper but crash against the woodwork.
At the other end, Salah Mohsen was stunned after nearly tapping in a cross, only for the move to be flagged offside.
Late efforts from M'Bala Nzola and Hamdi Fathy failed to break the deadlock, leaving the match ended goalless.
For Angola, last-eight participants in 2023, their disjointed performances in Morocco will raise questions about their mid-tournament coaching decision.
