Senegalese star Sadio Mane, Liverpool striker, broke the silence shared by his colleague, Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, after their dramatic meeting in the African Nations Cup final.
And Mane led Senegal to its first title in the continental championship - earlier this month - when he scored the last penalty kick against the Egyptian team led by Salah.
The final left very contradictory feelings between this duo, as Mane returned to Liverpool as the African champion, while Salah returned empty-handed.
But when asked about the upcoming match between Senegal and Egypt in the crucial World Cup qualifiers next month, Mane revealed that he and Salah do not even think about it and are silent when it comes to discussing the African Nations final.
Mane said - in a media interview - in response to a question about the two matches to qualify for the World Cup next month, "Salah and I do not talk about it. I think I am still thinking about the African Cup, but they are also two important matches that mean a lot to me and my people."
"If we can qualify, and we will do everything to do that, this is very important to me, my teammates, and my country, because qualifying for the World Cup is the dream of any football player. We will be well prepared and do our best to win because it is really important."
Mane went on to reveal that the silence came out of respect for his Egyptian colleague, who suffered a great deal of heartbreak in the final.
"So far you won't believe me. But we haven't talked about it, because I know it's definitely still frustrating," he continued.
However, not everything about the African Nations Cup is completely off the table.
Mane revealed that he and Salah mocked the so-called attempt of the latter to play with his nerves before he paid a failed penalty in the first half of the final.
Moments before the penalty kick was taken, Mane saw Salah talking with goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Jabal, and gave him instructions about Mane's favorite angle.
Although the events of the final match are still a little difficult for Salah, Mane says they remembered the funny side of the failed penalty.
"We were talking about this yesterday and laughing about it," the Senegal international concluded.