* Tickets are available online through the link; https://famticketsmw.com
By Duncan Mlanjira
In order to woo fans in large numbers to boost Flames’ morale in order to damage control the 0-5 massacre in Cairo last night, Football Association has reduced standard ticket from K10,000 to K5,000 for the return leg on Tuesday at Bingu National Stadium.
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Tickets are available online through the link; https://famticketsmw.com and physical tickets available at service stations of Area 18 PUMA, Meru Stadium, Kafoteka as well as at Cubana Lounge in Area 49 and Chipiku in Area 25.
Played at Cairo International Stadium, the Flames fell 0-3 to the hosts by halftime before claiming the other two at full time for the Pharaohs to lead Group B with 7 points — three ahead of runners-up Angola, who host bottom of the table South Africa this evening from 21h00.
Angola have four points taken off from their 0-0 draw with Egypt and 3-1 win over Malawi, who have three points off South Sudan, who also lost 0-5 against Egypt.
The Flames have since returned home
The match at Cairo International Stadium also capped a historic night for Mohamed Salah by becoming Egypt’s all-time top scorer.
Salah scored a brace to move to 70 international goals, surpassing the previous record held by former captain and coach Hossam Hassan.
It took the Pharaohs only six minutes to break the deadlock via Nasser Maher who scored his first international goal, connecting to Mohamed Hany cross from the right side.
Five minutes later, Omar Marmoush doubled Egypt’s lead after capitalising on a misplaced back-pass from the Malawian defence.
And it was 3-0 before the break when Hany turned from assister to scorer and in a fantastic style. Mahmoud Trezeguet cross was cleared by the Malawian defense, only for Hany to strike a first-time shot from 25 meters out.
The ball soared into the top-right corner of Chikooka’s goal with a spectacular strike.
Salah added Egypt’s fourth after 84 minutes, connecting to Ibrahim Adel cross with a close-range header.
Four minutes into stoppage time, the referee awarded a penalty to Hamza Abdel Karim.
Salah stepped up scoring the fifth goal to cap off the match with the record-breaking achievement, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for the Pharaohs.—Match report by CAFonline
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