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Salah scores in Egypt win as big guns flex muscles in WC qualifiers
Gulf Today
|March 23, 2025
Captain Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt as they eased to a 9-0 victory over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, but 2022 semi-finalists Morocco needed a late winner from Bilal El Khannouss to defeat unfancied Niger.
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Zizo bagged Egypt’s second goal as they opened up a commanding five point lead in Group A at the halfway point of the qualification campaign.
Burkina Faso earlier defeated Djibouti 4-! to move into second in the pool.
The top team in each of the nine groups earns a place at the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada, while the four best runners-up enter an arduous inter-continental playoff campaign for one further berth.
Morocco had the luxury of playing their ‘away’ clash with Niger at home in Oujda with their opponents having no suitable stadiums to host international matches.
This story is from the March 23, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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