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Outstanding numbers. Mohamed Salah is the top scorer at AFCON since 2017

A brilliant run and excellent form.

Football news 26 dec 2025, 13:07

Outstanding numbers. Mohamed Salah is the top scorer at AFCON since 2017

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Egypt managed to defeat South Africa 1:0 in the second-round match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with the only goal scored by Mohamed Salah.

Details: According to Opta, this was Salah’s ninth goal at AFCON since 2017. He has also now registered 13 goal contributions at the tournament, with nine goals and four assists. Only Sadio Mane has more goal involvements, with 15, than Mohamed.

9 - Since making his debut in the 2017 edition, no player has scored more goals at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations than Mohamed Salah (9), while only Sadio Mané (15) has more goal involvements in this period than the Egyptian (13 - 9 goals, 4 assists). Intertwined. pic.twitter.com/hfAl5NyoWu
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 26, 2025

It has also emerged that a large number of fans were able to enter the stadium free of charge. The reason was problems with security and access control before the match, which allowed supporters to make their way into the stadium without obstruction.

In addition, just a few minutes earlier, another controversial moment had occurred in the match, related to a penalty awarded against Bafana Bafana.

Reminder: The Dailysports team has prepared a complete schedule, results and group standings for each group.