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Egypt score five as Morocco and Senegal win AFCON qualifiers

CAF reports a Marmoush double in Juba and Algeria's comeback draw in Burundi.

By ScoreZaap · · Original sourced summary

Egypt beat South Sudan 5-0 in Juba on September 29, according to CAF's official qualifying roundup. Omar Marmoush scored twice as Egypt moved to four points from their opening two Group B matches after the earlier draw with Angola.

Mostafa Zico gave Egypt a 36th-minute lead. Marmoush scored in the 49th and 83rd minutes, with Ibrahim Adel making it 3-0 between those goals. Substitute Hamza Abdelkarim added the fifth in second-half stoppage time.

Elsewhere, Morocco beat Lesotho 2-0 through Brahim Diaz and Azzedine Ounahi. CAF says the result left Morocco on six points after two Group A matches, with four goals scored and none conceded across those opening fixtures. Senegal beat Ethiopia 1-0 through Ibrahim Mbaye's 11th-minute goal, moving to four points in Group J.

Algeria recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 away to Burundi in Group I. Mohamed El Amine Belloumi reduced the deficit before Adil Boulbina equalised in the 63rd minute. Mozambique beat Sudan 4-1, with Chamito scoring twice, while Comoros beat Namibia 1-0 through Benjaloud Youssouf.

These are completed results from CAF's September 29 account. The early group points are not final qualification decisions. This original ScoreZaap roundup does not reproduce the source's photographs or claim interviews with the teams.

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