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Salah surpasses Hossam Hassan as Egypt’s all-time top scorer with 70 goals
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah scored twice in a 5-0 victory over Malawi in Cairo in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, taking his international tally to 70 goals, according to the Egyptian Football Association. The achievement came in the Pharaohs’ first match under new coach Ali Maher.
Mohamed Salah, captain of Egypt and star of Turkish club Trabzonspor, entered the history of Egyptian football by becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Pharaohs with 70 international goals. He surpassed the record of 69 goals held by Hossam Hassan, the former national team captain and coach.
The achievement came on Friday evening, November 13, at Cairo International Stadium, as Egypt routed visiting Malawi 5-0 in the third round of Group B in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
According to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Nasser Maher opened the scoring in the sixth minute with his first international goal, converting Mohamed Hany’s cross. Omar Marmoush added the second five minutes later after a misplaced pass by Malawi’s defense. Mohamed Hany completed the first-half scoring with a superb shot from around 25 meters that found the top corner.
A header and a penalty
In the 84th minute, Salah scored Egypt’s fourth with a close-range header from Ibrahim Adel’s cross. Then, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, he took a penalty won by Hamza Abdelkarim and scored the fifth goal, bringing his international tally to 70.
Salah celebrated the achievement in the dressing room, holding up a white sheet of paper bearing the number 70 as his teammates and members of the coaching staff gathered around to congratulate him after the final whistle.
An ideal start for Ali Maher
The match was Egypt’s first under new coach Ali Maher. The victory took the Pharaohs to seven points at the top of Group B, while Malawi are third with three points. The two teams will meet again next Tuesday in Lilongwe.
At the continental level, Salah moved to third on the list of Africa’s highest-scoring players for their national teams, behind Zambia’s Godfrey Chitalu with 79 goals and former Malawi player Kinnah Phiri with 71, according to Goal. FIFA records, however, credit Salah with 68 goals because they do not recognize a friendly Egypt played against Eswatini in 2013 after the number of permitted substitutions was exceeded.
Salah, 34, is enjoying an impressive season with Trabzonspor, which he joined in August 2026 after spending nine seasons with Liverpool. He has scored 11 goals in 16 appearances for the Turkish club.
Photos: Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mohamed Salah
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