{"id":1461,"date":"2025-10-09T20:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2025-10-09T20:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:45:08","slug":"salah-scores-twice-as-egypt-qualify-for-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1461","title":{"rendered":"Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 33-year-old has now netted nine times in a marathon qualifying campaign that began two years ago, and victory for Egypt gave them an unassailable five-point lead over Burkina Faso in Group A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Twice African Footballer of the Year, Salah helped Liverpool win the Premier League a record-equalling 20th time last season, and captured the Golden Boot award with 29 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Egypt captain has lost his spark with Liverpool this season, scoring just three goals in nine matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Ibrahim Adel put Egypt ahead on eight minutes against opponents 158 places lower in the world rankings, Salah netted six minutes later and again on 84 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Egypt have won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven times, they have been less successful in the World Cup, qualifying just four times in 15 attempts \u2014 in 1934, 1990, 2018 and now 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was among the goals as Ghana trounced the Central African Republic 5-0 in Meknes, and need one point from their final Group I match at home to Comoros to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed Salisu, Alexander Djiku, captain Jordan Ayew and Kamaldeen Sulemana were the other scorers for the Black Stars, who led 1-0 at half-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana have 22 points and a vastly superior goal difference than Madagascar, who are three points behind. Mali, seeded to win the group, are out of contention with 15 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cape Verde came from two goals behind in Tripoli to draw 3-3 with Libya and edge closer to a first World Cup appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island nation of about 550,000 inhabitants off the coast of Senegal will clinch first place in Group D if they defeat Eswatini in Praia on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as the Blue Sharks, the Cape Verdeans are two points ahead of Cameroon, who beat Mauritius 2-0 in Saint-Pierre with Manchester United striker Bryan Mbeumo scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cape Verde have 20 points after nine rounds, two more than Cameroon, the eight World Cup appearances in an African team. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/salah-scores-twice-as-egypt-qualify-for-2026-world-cup-2\/?amp\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca on Wednesday and qualify for the 2026 World Cup. 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