Friday 21/Mar/2025 – 05:26 AM
Chase Mohamed Salah The captain of the national team and the Liverpool star, a historic achievement in his international career, before the return of Africa qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
Mohamed Salah is chasing a historic achievement in the World Cup qualifiers
Mohamed Salah needs to score two goals during the two current rounds of Africa qualifiers for the World Cup, to reach his 18th goal in the qualifiers and sits on the list of historical scorers.
4 players are at the top of the historical scorers ranking of the qualifiers, namely: Ivory Didier Dorjaba, Algerian Soleimani, Burkinabi Dagano, Cameroonian Eto’o, two goals behind Mohamed Salah.
The leader of the Pharaohs will have an opportunity to equal with the four goalscorers if he scored two goals, or is unique to the top of the historical list if he can score 3 goals over the fifth and sixth rounds of the qualifying age.
The top scorer of Africa qualifiers for the World Cup
1- Didier Drogba – Cote d’Ivoire: 18 goals
2- Islam Soleimani – Algeria: 18 goals
3- Dagano – Burkina Faso: 18 goals
4- Samuel Eto’o – Cameroon: 18 goals
5- Mohamed Salah – Egypt: 16 goals
6- Emmanuel Adebayor – Togo: 16 goals
7- Dennis Olysee – Kenya: 15 goals
Egypt will meet with Ethiopia at 11:00 pm today, Friday, in the fifth round of the African qualifiers for the World Cup, before hosting Sierra Leone on Tuesday 25 March at Cairo Stadium at 9:00 pm.
