Captain Mohamed Salah found the net for Egypt when they won a 2-0 comfortable victory against Ethiopia during their World Cup qualification in 2026 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Morocco, the semi-finalists in 2022, had to rely on a late goal from Bilal El Khannouss to exceed Niger.
Egypt has extended its advance in group A five points at the stadium halfway through qualifying, with Zizo adding a second goal to seal their victory.
Burkina Faso previously obtained a triumph of 4-1 on Djibouti, propelling them to second place in the group.
Each group winner among the nine qualification groups provides direct place during the World Cup finals to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Meanwhile, the four best finalists will face a difficult intercontinental qualifying series for the last available place.
Morocco has played its match designated against Niger on the ground at home in Oujda, because Niger lacks stages appropriate for international games.
Despite this advantage, Morocco found itself dragging until ISMAEL SAIBARI equalized over the hours, El Khannouss winning victory in time.
This result placed them at six points ahead of Niger in group E.
Mo Salah had a goal and a decisive pass in the first half against Ethiopia.
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South Africa faced a difficult challenge at home against the neighboring Lesotho, but finally prevailed 2-0. Revement Mofochileng and Jayden Adams both scored their first international objectives to send their team to the Summit of Group C.
They will then go to Abidjan Neutre for a crucial match against the second Benin on Tuesday, where a victory could expand their advance.
Nigeria finally broke his sequence without a victory in the qualification campaign, guaranteeing a 2-0 victory against Rwanda in Kigali. Victor Osimhen succeeded twice, increasing the points of Nigeria to six, although they still follow South Africa by four points.
Ghana, which has failed to qualify for the next African Nations Cup in Morocco, has delivered a dominant 5-0 performance against Chad to Accra.
Antoine Sememeyo, Inaki Williams, Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Salisu and Ernest Nuamah all obtained the match sheet, placing Ghana two points ahead of Madagascar in group I.
Displacement of Côte d’Ivoire at the top
Côte d’Ivoire went up to the top of their group after a narrow 1-0 victory against Burundi in a match organized in Morocco. Evann Guessand scored his first international goal, guaranteeing victory.
Algeria has moved to the top of group G on the difference in goals after a 3-1 victory over Botswana. Mohamed Amoura struck twice, while Agine Gouiri opened the scoring for visitors.
Guinea’s qualification hopes took a hit because they were held at a breakdown of Somalia outsiders in Abidjan Neutre.
Elsewhere, the Democratic Republic of Congo has ahead of South Sudan with a 1-0 victory, thanks to Theo Bongonda’s strike in the first half. This victory placed them in second place in group B behind Sudan, which should face Senegal on Saturday.
Emilio Nsue made a triumphant return to the team of Equatorial Guinea, marking in their 2-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principle. Nsue had dried up a six -month ban imposed by FIFA due to eligibility problems, although he was the top scorer of all time in the country.
