File Photo: Egypt s Mohamed Salah in action by Soriano Mane of Guinea-Bissau during the African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau in Garoua, Cameroon, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. AP
Egypt 6-0 Djibouti
Scorers: Mohamed Salah 17, 22 (pen). 48, 70, Mostafa Mohamed 74, Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan 89
The referee blows his final whistle.
90' The referee adds three minutes as stoppage time.
89' GOAAAAAL FOR EGYPT Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan adds the sixth for the Pharaohs.
83' Egypt are in control of the ball.
76' Another substitution for Djibouti
75' Mostafa Mohamed makes ways for Mohamed Sherif
74' GOAAAAL Mostafa Mohamed scores the fifth goal.
70' GOAAAAAL FOR EGYPT A special night for Salah. The Liverpool ace adds his fourth goal in the game.
65' Double substitution for Djibouti.
61' Double substitution for Egypt Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan and Hamdi Fathi replace Ahmed 'Zizo' Sayed and Marwan Atteya respectively.
60' Zizo misses a very easy chance to add the fourth goal.
56' Mostafa Mohamed shot from the edge of the area hits the post.
53' Salah misses the target from close range.
49' Mostafa Mohamed wastes a chance to add the fourth.
48' GOAAAAL Salah completes his hat trick.
46' Egypt's Ali Gabr replaces Mohamed Abdel-Moneam.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
45' The referee adds two minutes as stoppage time.
43' Salah misses out on the chance to hit a hat-trick as his first-time volley was denied by the keeper
39' Marwan Atteya is booked
30' Egypt are in control as Djibouti sit back.
2' GOAAAAAL Salah adds the second from the spot
19' Penalty for Egypt
17' GOAAAAAL Salah scores for Egypt. He receives a nice cross from Mostafa Mohamed to score easily from a close-range
13' Djibouti's Ibrahim Aden Warsama receives a yellow card for a foul against Salah
11' Mohamed Salah finds himself unmarked inside the area but his volley goes over
5' Mostafa Mohamed's shot was blocked by a defender
4' Double chance for Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Moneam's header was cleared off the line while Elneny close range shot was denied by the keeper
The match is underway
Lineups:
Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy – Omar Kamal, Ahmed Sami, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ahmed Fatouh – Marwan Attia, Mohamed Elneny, Ahmed “Zizo” Sayed - Omar Marmoush, Mostafa Mohamed, Mohamed Salah
Djibouti: Liyuma Sulait - Siad Isman Yabe, Araita Hamadou Moussa, Farada Youssouf Ali, Ibrahim Aden Warsama, Idleh Abdi Hamza - Hassan Houssein Warsama, Mahamoud Elabeh Doualeh, Houssein Mahabe Mahdi - Dadzie Gabriel, Temidayo Feargod Samuel
17:15 Players are warming up ahead of the game.
17:00 Coach Rui Vitoria is fielding an offensive lineup with Zamalek winger Ahmed "Zizo" El-Sayed deployed in midfield behind the front three.
16:00 Egypt has a full squad for this game except of long-term injuries of defenders Ahmed Hegazi and Mahmoud "El Wensh" Hamdy.
15:00 This is the second time that the two teams have been drawn in the same group for the World Cup qualifiers. Previously, Egypt and Djibouti were in Group 12 during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
The Pharaohs emerged victorious in both group-stage matches with a convincing 4-0 win. However, the two teams did not qualify for the finals in South Africa.
13:00 Egypt coach Rui Vitoria has urged his players to take the game seriously to avoid surprises, which are common in the world of football.
"We should respect all opponents," Vitoria said during the pre-match news conference. "I have witnessed many instances where favorites have lost against smaller teams."
12:00 Egypt are widely favourite to claim the secure victory over Djibouti due to the significant difference in quality between the two teams.
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Alfred Chafani (South Africa)
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