CAPE TOWN: Mohamed Salah underpinned his value to Egypt’s cause with two sublime goals on Wednesday as they qualified for the World Cup, but his international career has had none of the success of his achievements at club level.
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Salah first cleverly toe-poked the ball home with his left foot, ahead of the on-rushing goalkeeper, to increase Egypt’s lead early in their qualifier against Djibouti, and then added the third in a 3-0 win with a masterful volleyed lob.
Egypt had only needed a point to win their group and book their place at next year’s finals in North America and were always expected to win against the small Red Sea state.
It means an opportunity for the 33-year-old Salah to play at a second World Cup for a team who have not won a trophy during his 14-year international career.
