Salah scores twice as Egypt beat Malawi

Egypt secure top spot

The match took place in Cairo where former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah overtook Hossam Hassan as the all-time leading scorer for his country with seventy goals. Ali Maher replaced the fired coach and guided the team to victory with early contributions from Nasser Maher, Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Hany. The Pharaohs built a three-nil lead by half time before Salah added two more strikes late in the first period of added time.

Other group results follow

Achraf Hakimi also scored twice as Morocco crushed Niger five-one in Casablanca to continue their unbeaten start in Group A. Meanwhile, substitute Tolu Arokodare netted two goals within eight minutes to help Nigeria beat co-hosts Tanzania three-one at home in Uyo. Alhassan Yusuf opened the scoring for the Super Eagles after just one minute and twenty-three seconds before Alphonce Msanga equalised on the thirty-second minute.

Qualification standings update

Nigeria now sits six points clear in Group L with one point remaining behind leaders Guinea-Bissau who drew against Madagascar. Tunisia suffered a shock home defeat to Libya while Kenya scored a last-minute equaliser to snatch a draw away at South Africa. The third round of qualifying concludes with three games scheduled for Saturday across the continent.