Panenka to the top: Salah makes Egyptian history
Egypt beat Malawi 4-0 in the qualifier, with two goals from Salah. Salah became his country's all-time top scorer with his 70th international goal.
The home side got off to a fast start. Nasser Maher found the net in the 6th minute, Omar Marmoush in the 10th and Mohamed Hany in the 39th, sending Egypt into the dressing room 3-0 ahead.
Salah came on in the second half and turned Ibrahim Adel's assist into a goal in the 84th minute, making it 4-0. He took the penalty won in stoppage time and, with a Panenka-style chip, scored his 70th international goal in the 90+5th minute.
With this goal, Salah surpassed the 69 goals of former Egypt national team coach Hossam Hassan. The 34-year-old star, who made his international debut in 2011, became his country's all-time top scorer after roughly 15 years with the national team.
With this result, Egypt kept their lead in Group B with 7 points from three matches. Malawi are third with 3 points. The two teams will meet again in Malawi on November 17 in the fourth round of the qualifiers.
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