Trending: 'Respect!' - Salah wins fan hearts after Hakimi Afcon post-match consolation
Egyptian captain Mohamed Salah has been hailed by fans after his act of consoling Achraf Hakimi after the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final game on Sunday.
The forward was seen talking to the PSG right-back after the Pharaohs registered a 2-1 win that propelled them to the last four at the expense of the Atlas Lions, who surrendered a first-half lead and bowed out of the competition.
Salah scored a goal and provided an assist - from which Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet scored the second goal in the tense encounter while Hakimi played the whole game.
But it was the post-match talk between the two stars that caught the public eye after the Liverpool man was seen consoling Hakimi.
As Salah and Egypt - who will face Cameroon in the semis - have their dream of winning their eighth Afcon title intact, Hakimi and Morocco - the 1976 champions - will have to wait longer for success in the continental showpiece.
How Twitter reacted to the Salah-Hakimi moment:
Love this from Mo ❤️
— LiverpoolGoals (@Liverpoolgoals_) January 30, 2022
Right at the FT whistle, instead of celebrating, Mo Salah went to Hakimi in support who was devastated to be knocked out of AFCON.
Respect. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Da0AgkW8Wl
Salah and Hakimi after the game ❤️ https://t.co/a0JNZ3hgor
— Nees (@Nees_MM) January 30, 2022
Love this from Mo ❤️
— Patrick.gachemi@yahoo.com (@patowestine) January 31, 2022
Right at the FT whistle, instead of celebrating, Mo Salah went to Hakimi in support who was devastated to be knocked out of AFCON.
Respect. 🤝#BOOMchallenge pic.twitter.com/750CDUDCP9
Mohamed Salah with Achraf Hakimi after Egypt knocked Morocco out of #Afcon2021
— TheSalahRole (@TheSalahRole11) January 31, 2022
KING 👑 pic.twitter.com/3feESVNzsz
“Don’t worry my friend, your time will come. Now it’s my time to win it for Egypt.” - 🇪🇬 Salah to 🇲🇦 Hakimi after the full-time whistle. #AFCON2021 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #TeamEgypt #TeamMorocco pic.twitter.com/Ob6tpbJLzD
— Micky Jnr ✪ (@MickyJnr__) January 30, 2022
Mo Salah made sure to console Achraf Hakimi after Egypt knocked Morocco out of AFCON.
— 🅑🅞🅑🅑🅘 (@Bobbi0987) January 31, 2022
The man is pure class 👏 pic.twitter.com/SRa4yIbVeU
Salah to hakimi after mbappe post: trent is better than you. https://t.co/sIbPxMd1yH
— Big daddy 👨 (@frikers01) January 31, 2022
Very good situation #Mo_salah #Achraf_hakimi👏👏 #EgyptvsMorocco 👍 pic.twitter.com/AsQ3HDQvYC
— Shereen Hassan (@Shereen16689205) January 30, 2022
Salah asking Hakimi to be his agent on his move to PSG
— Random Brudda (@randombruddah) January 30, 2022
Mohamed Salah Consoling Achraf Hakimi after Egypt knocked out Morocco in the Africa Cup Of Nations 🇪🇬🥰
— Redmen Football Adventures 1992 2 (@1992Redmen) January 30, 2022
Respect.❤#footballchallenge pic.twitter.com/fUvO3EzYJQ
Mo Salah , Achraf Hakimi ♥️#AFCON2021 #EGYMAR pic.twitter.com/6OimG4vXUr
— عمر | Omar (@i3merz) January 30, 2022
I think Mohamed Salah here is consoling the opposition player he has respect for. Morocco's Hakimi is one player that didn't deserve to be in the loosing side.
— Proud African (@MpeseProud) January 30, 2022
He carried Morocco in this #AFCON2021 tournament, but alone, he could only do this much.
Welcome to Liverpool Mo Salah https://t.co/NrMs09MtNZ
The king & the Prince!🇪🇬🇲🇦❤💯#Salah #Hakimi #EGYMAR #AFCON2021 pic.twitter.com/jNEmer8Qfs
— African Strikers FC (@StrikersAfrican) January 30, 2022