Egypt achieved a comprehensive victory over Malawi with five goals to nil, in the match held on Friday evening at Cairo International Stadium, as part of the third round of qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Egyptian national team imposed its dominance from the early minutes, with Nasser Maher opening the scoring in the sixth minute, before Omar Marmoush quickly added the second goal in the tenth minute. The Pharaohs continued their pressure, and Mohamed Hany succeeded in reinforcing the lead with the third goal in the 39th minute.
In the second half, the Egyptian national team continued to control the course of the match, until Mohamed Salah managed to score the fourth goal in the 84th minute, before the Pharaohs' captain returned again and concluded the team's five goals from a penalty kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
With this victory, the Egyptian national team raised its tally to 7 points, continuing to top the Group B standings, while Malawi's tally remained at 3 points in third place.
The return match between the two teams is scheduled to take place in the fourth round of qualifiers next Tuesday, November 17th, at Benghazi International Stadium.