Mohamed Salah was all smiles after Egypt beat Niger Republic 6-0 in their African Cup of Nations qualification at the Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria.
The Liverpool man had a mixed outing scoring a brace, bagging two assists and missing two penalty kicks against the Menas.
Marwan Mohsen, Ayman Ashraf, Salah Mohsen and Mohamed Elneny were other goal scorers as the Pharaohs secured their first victory of the qualification championship.
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Egypt had lost 1-0 to arch-rivals Tunisia and returned to winning ways with a resounding win against the team rooted to the base of Group J.
They welcome Swaziland to Alexandria in their next outing October 10, 2018. Salah is amongst the top three contenders for the Fifa Player of the Year crown.
