Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has, late on Friday, etched his name ever further into the history books of Egyptian football.
Salah, and Egypt, marked their return to action a short time ago.
In the nation’s first outing of 2023, the Pharaohs welcomed Malawi to Cairo, for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying showdown.
And, when all was said and done, it was Rui Vitoria’s troops who ultimately emerged on the right side of the result.
En route to a 2-0 final scoreline, the aforementioned Mo Salah kicked the scoring into gear, before Omar Marmoush’s heavily deflected strike put Egypt out of sight on the stroke of the interval.
¡OTRO DE EGIPTO! 😱
Omar Marmoush aumenta la ventaja de los Faraones antes del descanso 💥
🍿 Vive el 🇪🇬 Egipto vs. Malawi 🇲🇼 en vivo por beIN SPORTS Ñ.#TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 pic.twitter.com/UOQT8MP9cg
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) March 24, 2023
It was the former, though, as alluded to above, whose goal against Malawi marked a momentous one.
Mo Salah doing what Mo Salah does best for Egypt 👑
(via @ESbeINSPORTS) pic.twitter.com/c4ufA5AOTs
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 24, 2023
And, in the process, Salah made history.
As confirmed by statisticians Squawka, in finding the net for the 50th time in Egyptian colours, the 30-year-old has established himself as just the 7th player to hit a half century of goals for an African nation:
Seven African players have scored 50+ goals in men’s international football:
🇿🇲 Godfrey Chitalu
🇲🇼 Kinnah Phiri
🇪🇬 Hossam Hassan
🇨🇮 Didier Drogba
🇨🇲 Samuel Eto’o
🇬🇭 Asamoah Gyan
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah@MoSalah has joined an exclusive club. 🌍 pic.twitter.com/00UWrfu4xI— Squawka (@Squawka) March 24, 2023
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