Mohamed Salah becomes Egypt's all-time top scorer as Egypt beat Malawi 5–0
Salah's two late goals took him to 70 for his country, past Hossam Hassan, in Ali Maher's first game as coach.
By GoalPost · Reporting from Al Jazeera, AFP (via Free Malaysia Today) and Sport News Africa
Mohamed Salah scored twice in the last minutes of Egypt's 5–0 win over Malawi in Cairo on Friday and became his country's record scorer. He headed in at the far post on 84 minutes and converted a penalty five minutes into stoppage time. AFP and Al Jazeera put his total at 70, past Hossam Hassan.
Hassan was dismissed as Egypt's coach last week, both outlets report, and Friday was his successor Ali Maher's first game in charge. Egypt were 3–0 up at halftime through Nasser Maher on six minutes, Omar Marmoush on 10 and Mohamed Hany on 38.
The win puts Egypt top of Group B in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with seven points from three games and 10 goals scored, none conceded. The teams meet again in Lilongwe on Tuesday.
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