Mohamed Salah Leads Egypt to Victory Over Malawi and Becomes His Country’s All-Time Top Scorer

Egypt beat Malawi 5-0 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice in the closing minutes to take his tally to 70 goals and become his country’s all-time top scorer, according to the report.

Salah scored his first with a header in the 84th minute, then added his second from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Nasser Maher opened the scoring, and Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Hany added two goals to put Egypt 3-0 ahead at the end of the first half. The report said Ali Maher began his tenure as Egypt coach with a victory, after Hossam Hassan was dismissed the previous week.

After three matches, Egypt had seven points in Group Two, three points ahead of Angola, who were scheduled to host South Sudan on Saturday. In Group One, Achraf Hakimi scored twice as Morocco beat Niger 5-1.

In other results, Nigeria beat Tanzania 3-1, with substitute Tolu Arokodare scoring twice in the second half. Tunisia lost 2-0 to Libya, while South Africa drew 2-2 with Kenya after a Kenyan goal in the final minute.