The final score looks expected, but there was much more than meets the eye in the group D clash between Malawi and Egypt. At Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, the Flames showed determination and sheer will, but the experience and class of the north Africans tipped the scale.It did not take long for the guest to take the lead. Mohamed Salah set up Hamed who smashed the ball from the edge of the area to open the scoring in these first minutes of the match.A little more than ten minutes after it was two nil – Malawi’s clearance error cost them the second goal of the match. Marmoush got his foot to the ball and put it into the net.It was 3-0 in the 19th minute already when Salah joined the scoring party. After recording an assist, the Liverpool player hooked it well to send it behind Thomu.Mohamed Salah after 21 minutes vs. Malawi :• 1 goal• 1 assist• 2 key passesEgypt lead 3-0!pic.twitter.com/UZyvBA3t80— H/F (@hfworld_) March 28, 2023 Malawi tried to create danger but did not generate anything – the full-time statistics would eventually show that the Flames had as much as 15 attempts toward El Shenawy but none were dangerous enough to frighten the Egyptians.Five minutes into the second half it was four nil when a good play on the right flank eneded up with Zizo’s shot uncontested.A huge step towards Côte d’Ivoire 👏A 4-0 away victory against Malawi puts Egypt one point away from 2023 AFCON 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/QL76zYBBIo— KingFut.com (@King_Fut) March 28, 2023 Malawi’s best opportunity came from the foot of right back Petro in the 60th minute but his attempt went wide. Seven minutes later Malawi were quite vocal about asking for a penalty – Egypt’s Kahraba handled the ball but referee Dahane from Mauritania did not point to the spot.By the end of the clash, Egypt managed to save their resources and most importantly their lead. With these three points the Pharaohs hold nine points, the same as Guinea, and are above the Syli National only on goal difference. Malawi on the other hand sit last with only three points out of four played matches so far.AFCON2023Q: Brave Warriors stun Cameroon to claim top slotAFCON 20223 QUALIFIERSTuesdayBotswana – Equatorial Guinea 2-3 (1-2)/Elias 38, Seakanyeng 65 – Nsue 13, Ditsele 40 og, Balboa 51/Eswatini – Cape Verde 0-1 (0-0)/Mendes 65/Malawi – Egypt 0-4 (0-3)/Hamed 4, Marmoush 16, Salah 20, Zizo 49/Namibia – Cameroon 2-1 (0-0)/Shalulile 55, Limbondi 79 – Aboubakar 90+1/19:00 Gambia – Mali19:00 Liberia – South Africa19:00 Mozambique – Senegal20:00 Tanzania – Uganda22:00 Comoros – Ivory Coast22:00 Togo – Burkina Faso23:00 Libya – TunisiaWednesday00:55 Mauritania – DR Congo***odds are subject to change
