Mohamed Salah guided Egypt to a 2-1 triumph over Burkina Faso in a World Cup matchday three encounter in Cairo on Thursday, thanks to a frantic opening in which Mahmoud Trezeguet scored twice.

With goals by Trezeguet (Turkey) in the first three minutes and a left-footed finish in the seventh minute, the Pharaohs took a four-point lead in Group A from Guinea-Bissau.

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After Guinea Algeria 2-1 at home in Group G, with a goal by Aguibou Camara in the 63rd minute, Egypt became one of six countries with perfect records.

In order to reclaim first place in Group B, Senegal needed a victory over the visiting Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw as Fiston Mayele scored an equalizer with five minutes left.

Due to the draw, Sudan now has two points after their 2-0 victory in Mauritania, while the Congolese are in third place.

аfter fаlling dоwn in Grоup I, Ghаnа rаllied tо beаt Mаli 2-1 in extrа time, with а gоаl frоm Crystаl Pаlаce fоrwаrd Jоrdаn аyew, mоving them up tо secоnd plаce.

In Benghаzi, а city оn Libyа’s eаstern cоаst, Libyа beаt Mаuritius 2-1 tо gо up tо first plаce in Grоup D.

Libya ranks first –

Kevin Bru, 35 years old, equalized for the islanders of the Indian Ocean after Faisal al Badri converted a penalty.

Just before halftime, the Mediterranean Knights’ Ahmed Ekrawa scored his second goal of the qualifying campaign, and it ended up being the game-winner.

On 83 minutes, center-back Ali Youssef was sent off for a straight red card, reducing Libya to a 10-man squad.

With their win, Libya now has seven points, three more than Saturday’s Yaounde matchup between Cameroon and Cape Verde.

After managing a slew of African clubs and Rwanda, Uganda twice, and Zambia, Serbian Milutin Sredojevic now takes charge of Libya.

With their 3-1 victory over Sao Tome e Principe in Lilongwe, Malawi pulled within three points of Tunisia, who is now leading Group H.

With a world ranking 63 spots better than their rivals, the Malawian Flames’ victory was certain.

Chawanangwa Kaonga and Lanjesi Nkhoma scored for the home team in the first fourteen minutes, giving them a great lead.

Just twelve minutes before halftime, Chifundo Mphasi scored to guarantee that Malawi would earn all three points, after Denilson da Silva had cut the lead in half for Sao Tome.

Namibia has seven points, Malawi has six, and Tunisia has nine. Tunisia is aiming to make it to the World Cup finals for the third year in a row.

Reportedly, a disagreement over the venue led to the postponement of a Group E match between Congo Brazzaville and Niger.

The national stadium in Congo was considered inadequate, thus it was originally scheduled to take place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is across the Congo river from Brazzaville.

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