CAN 2022: Malawi qualify, double for Mohamed Salah

The 6th and final day of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers continues. On Monday, Malawi beat Uganda at home (1-0) and thus secured its qualification for the final phase of the 33rd edition in Cameroon in 2022. Egypt, for their part, overcame Comoros to secure first place in Group G. There are only five places left to be taken this Tuesday in the final matches of this final day of the qualifiers.

Malawi is back in the finals of the African Cup of Nations, 11 years after its last participation in 2010, in Angola. The Flames took the necessary 3 points by beating Uganda by the shortest of margins (1-0), thanks to a goal by Richard Mbulu (15′). With this victory acquired during this 6th and last day of the qualifiers in group B, Malawi accompanies Burkina Faso, which also won at home against South Sudan (1-0).

Egypt, seven-time winners of the African Cup of Nations, beat Comoros (4-0), thanks to a double from its star Mohamed Salah (21′, 25′). The Pharaohs will participate in their 25th African Cup of Nations finals in 33 editions, a record. In the match of the eliminated in group G, Kenya took the best on Togo with goals from Abdallah Hassan (32′) and Masud Juma (63′). The Sparrowhawks saved their honour by scoring from a late penalty, which was converted by Henri Eninful (90’+4).

The only qualifier of the day, Malawi joins the 18 other countries already qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, including Cameroon (host country), Algeria, the defending champions, Senegal, Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Comoros, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Nigeria and Sudan
Programme 6th and last day

Group A

Sunday 28 March 2021

Namibia / Guinea 2-1
Mali / Chad 3-0 forfeit

Group B

Monday 29 March 2021

Malawi / Uganda 1-0
Burkina Faso / South Sudan 1-0

Group C

Sunday 28 March 2021

Sudan / South Africa 2-0
Ghana / Sao Tome and Principe 3-1

Group D

Monday 29 March 2021

Angola/Gabon 2-0
DR Congo / Gambia 1-0

Group E

Tuesday 30th March 2021

13:00 Central African Republic / Mauritania
19:00 Morocco / Burundi

Group F

Tuesday 30 March 2021

19:00 Cameroon / Rwanda
19:00 Mozambique / Cape Verde

Group G

Monday 29 March 2021

Egypt / Comoros 4-0

Togo / Kenya 1-2

Group H

Monday 29 March 2021

Algeria / Botswana 5-0
Zimbabwe / Zambia 0-1

Group I

Tuesday 30 March 2021

16:00 Senegal / Eswatini
16:00 Guinea-Bissau / Congo

Group J

Sunday 28 March 2021

Tunisia / Equatorial Guinea 2-1
Tanzania / Libya 1-0

Group K

Tuesday 30 March 2021

13:00 Ivory Coast / Ethiopia
13:00 Madagascar / Niger

Group L

Tuesday 30 March 2021

16:00 Nigeria / Lesotho
16:00 Sierra Leone / Benin

Top scorer

4 goals: L. Mafouta (Central African Republic), S. Ntibazonkiza (Burundi), P. Tau (South Africa), V. Osimhen (Nigeria)

3 goals: P. Daka (Zambia), V. Aboubakar (Cameroon), B. Bounedjah (Algeria), F. Diedhiou (Senegal), A. Iwobi (Nigeria), S. Khaoui (Tunisia), W. Khazri (Tunisia), H. Ziyech (Morocco)

2 goals: M. Salah (Egypt+2), Islam Slimani (Algeria), M. Ellafi (Libya), Sanad Al Warfali (Libya), A. Ayew (Ghana), A. Bancé (Burkina Faso), Y. Belaïli (Algeria), K. Billiat (Zimbabwe), N. Keïta (Guinea), Y. En-Nesyri (Morocco), R. Mahrez (Algeria), S. Mané (Senegal)…