Egypt repeats its victory over Libya and takes the lead in the World Cup qualifiers

Egypt was the sole leader of Group F in the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after its 3-0 victory over hosts Libya on Monday.

Ahmed Aboul Fotouh scored the first goal in the 39th minute, and Mustafa Mohamed added the second goal with a header just before the break.

Substitute Ramadan Sobhi concluded the goals after a pass from captain Mohamed Salah in the 72nd minute.

Egypt repeated its victory over Libya after winning 1-0 in Alexandria last week, in the first match for its Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz.

Egypt has ten points from four matches, four points behind second-placed Libya.

Gabon is in third place with four points, compared to three points for Angola.

Only the top ten teams from the groups qualify for the decisive round of qualifiers, and bilateral matches will be held after drawing a lottery, and the winning teams qualify for the World Cup.

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