Overview

• Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice after Ibrahim Adel's early opener.
• The Pharaohs clinch top spot with an unassailable 23 points from an unbeaten campaign to seal a fourth World Cup appearance.
• Salah's haul reaches nine goals in this qualifying cycle as Egypt join Morocco and Tunisia from Africa.
• Ghana thrash Central African Republic 5-0 and need a draw at home to Comoros on Sunday to book their place.
• Cape Verde draw 3-3 in Libya and will qualify by beating Eswatini on Monday, while Cameroon win 2-0 in Mauritius and must defeat Angola to keep automatic hopes alive; nine African group winners qualify directly and the four best runners-up go to CAF play-offs leading to intercontinental play-offs.