Mohamed Salah secures his return to the World Cup with Egypt next summer.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored two goals in the 3-0 victory over Djibouti on Wednesday, ensuring Egypt tops their African qualifying group with a match to spare.
Salah and Egypt participated in the 2018 World Cup, where Salah was affected by a shoulder injury suffered in the Champions League final weeks before.Mohamed Salah de Egipto celebra durante la victoria de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA contra Yibuti.In that edition, Egypt lost all three matches in its group.
Egypt will be among the nine African teams that will qualify directly for the World Cup in the tournament draw on December 5 in Washington D.C.
Burkina Faso is second behind Egypt in Group A after its 1-0 victory over Sierra Leone, while Ethiopia defeated Guinea-Bissau 1-0.
Cape Verde came back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 against Libya, moving closer to what would be their first World Cup qualification.
Cape Verde leads Group D by two points over Cameroon, who defeated Mauritius 2-0.
In another Group D match, Angola drew 2-2 at home against Eswatini.
Ghana’s 5-0 victory over the Central African Republic brings the Black Stars closer to qualification, needing a point from their last match.
Madagascar remains second behind Ghana in Group I after a 2-1 victory over Comoros.
Mali secured a 2-0 away win over Chad.
Also, Niger defeated Congo 3-1, and Zambia beat Tanzania 1-0 in Group E.
