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Nigeria continued their stumbling start to the African 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe, but there were wins for Egypt and Algeria as the continent's top sides flexed their muscles.

Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho on Thursday.

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Egypt came from behind to beat Guinea 2-1 on Wednesday and secure a record-extending 26th appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations finals as they made sure of top spot in their qualifying group with one match to play in the preliminary competition.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah became the highest scoring Egyptian of all time on Saturday, netting vs. Brentford in the Premier League at Anfield.

Defending champions Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Tunisia all qualified for next year's African Cup of Nations finals on Tuesday.

Guinea-Bissau's Mama Balde scored the only goal as they stunned Nigeria with a 1-0 win in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja.

Egyptian champions Zamalek have parted ways with Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira for the second time in less than two months.

An Egyptian referee has been suspended indefinitely after using a mobile phone before disallowing a goal in a second division match last week.

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WC Qual - CAF Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | 2 | +8 | 6 |
2 | Burkina Faso | 2 | +3 | 4 |
3 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | +1 | 4 |
4 | Sierra Leone | 2 | -2 | 1 |
5 | Ethiopia | 2 | -3 | 1 |
6 | Djibouti | 2 | -7 | 0 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohamed Salah | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Trézéguet | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Mostafa Mohame.. | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohamed Salah | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Mohamed El-She.. | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Mohamed Elneny | 0 | 2 | 0 |