Mohamed Salah scored twice as Egypt routed Malawi 5-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday (Nov 13) to become the leading all-time scorer for his country with 70 goals. The 34-year-old former Liverpool star left it late in Cairo to overtake Hossam Hassan, scoring with a far-post header on 84 minutes and from a penalty five minutes into added time.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🇪🇬 Egypt top scorer ever: Mo Salah, 70 goals scored for the national team. 7️⃣0️⃣ https://t.co/heOUCrMAhr&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2121432717128577464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Hassan was fired as Egypt coach last week and replacement Ali Maher made a perfect start with goals from Nasser Maher, Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Hany building a 3-0 lead by half-time.&nbsp;Also read| <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/i-want-nothing-but-success-for-manchester-united-michael-carrick-writes-emotional-farewell-message-to-fans-after-being-sacked-1794587888868">'I want nothing but success for Manchester United': Michael Carrick writes emotional farewell message to fans after being sacked</a>&nbsp;Egypt have seven points in Group B after three matches, three more than Angola, who host South Sudan on Saturday.&nbsp;Achraf Hakimi, favourite to win a second successive African Footballer of the Year award next month, also bagged a brace as Group A pacesetters Morocco crushed Niger 5-1 in Casablanca.&nbsp;Substitute Tolu Arokodaro scored twice within eight minutes as Nigeria beat Tanzania 3-1 in Uyo to get their campaign back on track.&nbsp;Tunisia suffered a shock home 2-0 loss to Libya and Kenya scored in the final minute to snatch a surprise 2-2 draw away to South Africa.&nbsp;Alhassan Yusuf put Nigeria ahead after just 103 seconds and Alphonce Msanga equalised on 32 minutes following a rare Tanzanian attack.&nbsp;Arokodaro, scorer of six goals in his last five matches for Ajax Amsterdam, came off the bench for the second half and quickly made an impact. His near-post back heel off a low cross put Nigeria ahead a second time after 52 minutes and as the match reached the hour mark, he struck again, with a close-range shot.&nbsp;An ultimately comfortable victory lifted the Super Eagles to six points after three rounds in Group L, one point behind Guinea-Bissau, who drew 1-1 with Madagascar on Thursday.

Mohamed Salah scored twice in Egypt’s 5-0 AFCON qualifier win over Malawi to reach 70 international goals and surpass Hossam Hassan as Egypt’s all-time top scorer.

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Egypt routed Malawi 5-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday (Nov 13) to become the leading all-time scorer for his country with 70 goals. The 34-year-old former Liverpool star left it late in Cairo to overtake Hossam Hassan, scoring with a far-post header on 84 minutes and from a penalty five minutes into added time.

Mohamed Salah scored twice in Egypt’s 5-0 AFCON qualifier win over Malawi to reach 70 international goals and surpass Hossam Hassan as Egypt’s all-time top scorer.

Mohamed Salah becomes Egypt’s all-time top scorer with brace against Malawi

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Mohamed Salah becomes Egypt’s all-time top scorer with brace against Malawi