Salah Becomes Egypt's All-Time Top Scorer as Egypt Thrash Malawi 5-0

Mohamed Salah scored twice in Egypt's 5-0 thrashing of Malawi in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Friday, becoming the country's leading all-time scorer with 70 international goals.

The 34-year-old former Liverpool star left it late in Cairo to overtake former captain Hossam Hassan, scoring with a far-post header in the 84th minute and from a penalty five minutes into added time.

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.

Egypt have seven points in Group B after three matches, three more than Angola, who host South Sudan on Saturday.

Achraf Hakimi, favourite to win a second successive African Footballer of the Year award next month, also scored twice as Group A leaders Morocco crushed Niger 5-1 in Casablanca.

Substitute Tolu Arokodaro scored twice within eight minutes as Nigeria beat Tanzania 3-1 in Uyo to get their campaign back on track. Alhassan Yusuf put Nigeria ahead after just 103 seconds and Alphonce Msanga equalised on 32 minutes. Arokodaro, who has scored six goals in his last five matches for Ajax Amsterdam, put Nigeria ahead again on 52 minutes with a near-post back heel off a low cross and struck again from close range at the hour mark.

The 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. Tanzania, bottom with one point, are guaranteed a place at the 2027 AFCON as cohosts with Kenya and Uganda, so Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Madagascar must fight for one place at the 24-nation tournament.

Tunisia suffered a shock home 2-0 loss to Libya. Ali Youssef converted a 44th-minute penalty and Hamdou Elhouni, who once played for Esperance, doubled the lead in the 62nd minute. The defeat leaves Tunisia bottom of Group H with just two points, and their record of reaching every AFCON since 1994 is in peril, with their remaining three fixtures all away. Libya rose from last place to a share of the lead on four points with Uganda.

Kenya scored in the final minute of regular time to snatch a 2-2 draw away to South Africa in Group D. Ryan Ogam equalised for Benni McCarthy's Harambee Stars against Pitso Mosimane's Bafana Bafana. South Africa remain on top with seven points; Guinea have six, Kenya two and Eritrea one.