AFCON 2025
Mohamed Salah starred as Egypt secured their place in the 2026 World Cup with a commanding 3-0 victory over Djibouti in Casablanca.
He scored a brace to seal the win, following an early opener from Ibrahim Adel. With the result, Egypt clinched the top spot in Group A and qualification with one round to spare.
👑 Les Pharaons ont leur star absolue !
🇪🇬 Mohamed #Salah inscrit son 60e but avec l’Égypte face à Djibouti ✨
⭐ Il devient le meilleur buteur africain de l’histoire des éliminatoires de Coupe du monde : 19 buts en 34 matchs 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UFRc9ezUdy
— GOAL France 🇫🇷 (@GoalFrance) October 8, 2025
Salah also made history — by netting his 20th goal in World Cup qualifiers, he became the all-time top scorer in African qualifying. In doing so, he surpassed legends such as Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o, many of whom needed far more matches to reach their tallies.
Africa World Cup Qualifiers – Wednesday Results
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Djibouti 0–3 Egypt (Group A)
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Sierra Leone 0–1 Burkina Faso (Group A)
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Ethiopia 1–0 Guinea-Bissau (Group A)
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Libya 3–3 Cape Verde (Group D)
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Eswatini 2–2 Angola (Group D)
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Mauritius 0–2 Cameroon (Group D)
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Niger 3–1 Congo (Group E)
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Tanzania 0–1 Zambia (Group E)
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Chad 0–2 Mali (Group I)
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Central African Republic 0–5 Ghana (Group I)
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Comoros 1–2 Madagascar (Group I)
