Liverpool star Mohamed Salah secures his place in the World Cup with Egypt after a standout performance. The forward scored two goals in the 3-0 victory against Djibouti, ensuring that Egypt leads their African qualifying group with one match to go.
Salah and Egypt already participated in the 2018 World Cup. However, the player was affected by a shoulder injury suffered in the Champions League final weeks before.In the 2018 edition, Egypt failed to advance, losing all three of its group stage matches.
Egypt will be among the nine African teams that will qualify directly for the World Cup tournament. The tournament draw will take place on December 5 in Washington D.C.
Burkina Faso is in second place in Group A after its 1-0 victory over Sierra Leone, while Ethiopia defeated Guinea-Bissau 1-0.
Cape Verde drew 3-3 against Libya, moving closer to their first World Cup qualification.
Cape Verde leads Group D by two points over Cameroon, who defeated Mauritius 2-0, with goals from Nicolas Ngamaleu and Bryan Mbeumo.
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 one point in their final match.
Madagascar remains second behind Ghana in Group I after a 2-1 victory over Comoros.
Mali achieved a 2-0 away victory over Chad.
Also, Niger defeated Congo 3-1, and Zambia beat Tanzania 1-0 in Group E.
