Egypt Bench Salah as The Palancas Negras on Brink of Elimination from AFCON.
The Angolan winger curled a superb free-kick onto the woodwork as Angola and Egypt played out a draw.
Anfield forward Mohamed Salah and Etihad counterpart Omar Marmoush watched from the bench as the group leaders Egypt played out a stalemate with Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The seven-time champions, having already secured top spot, deployed an completely rotated starting XI and were missing a clinical finish in the Moroccan city.
Angola, who required a victory to stand a chance of progressing, will now face a nervous wait to see if their two points is sufficient to qualify for the knockout stage as one of the four best-placed third-place teams.
Several other nations are assured of at least third place in their respective groups, all having three points.
Match Key Moments
Attacker Fredy rattled the woodwork for Angola early in the second half, while Egypt's substitute – one of three halftime changes by the Pharaohs – tested goalkeeper Hugo Marques' fingertips with a shot from inside the box.
Salah and Marmoush had previously found the net in comeback wins over Zimbabwe and South Africa, in turn.
Egypt will stay in Agadir to meet a runner-up from another group next Monday, with their next rival to be determined after the group stage concludes on Wednesday.
In the other Group B finale, South Africa's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe propelled Bafana Bafana into the next round, leaving Angola on the outside looking in.
Pharaohs Miss Star Power Absence
Mohamed Salah observed Egypt draw a blank in an Afcon match for the first time since the 2021 tournament decider.
With first place secured, Egypt coach Hossam Hassan might have hoped for a more convincing display from his rotated side.
Mostafa Mohamed, who scored four goals at the previous tournament, set up an early chance for Hossam Abdelmaguid, but the centre-back directed his header wide of the target.
Angola, having made multiple rotations themselves, almost went ahead when Chico Banza combined with Mabululu before firing a low drive wide.
The first half passed without a single effort on target, though Fredy caused goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir into action with a thunderous long-range attempt.
The Angolan captain was the likeliest source, seeing a set-piece beat the goalkeeper but crash against the crossbar.
At the other end, Salah Mohsen was stunned after almost tapping in a cross, only for the goal to be flagged offside.
Late efforts from M'Bala Nzola and Hamdi Fathy could not break the deadlock, leaving the match ended scoreless.
For Angola, quarter-finalists in 2023, their inconsistent showings in Morocco will lead to scrutiny about their recent managerial change.
