Overview

• Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca in the penultimate round, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice after Ibrahim Adel’s early header.
• The result took Egypt to 23 points with one match remaining, five clear of Burkina Faso on 18, confirming qualification according to the report.
• Salah’s tally of 20 World Cup qualifying goals surpassed the 18 scored by Islam Slimani, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o and Moumouni Dagano, achieved in fewer matches.
• He widened his lead as Egypt’s top scorer in World Cup qualifiers by six over Mohamed Aboutrika and now has 61 international goals.
• Hossam Hassan became the first Egyptian to reach the World Cup as both a player and the national team’s head coach.