Egypt became the 19th team to secure their spot in the 2026 World Cup after a 3-0 victory against Djibouti. Mohamed Salah, who scored a brace, brought his goal tally for Egypt to 63.
In other 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, Ghana crushed the Central African Republic 5-0. Ghana are now just one point away from qualifying for the World Cup. Meanwhile, Cape Verde missed a golden opportunity to qualify, settling for a 3-3 draw against Libya.
It wasn’t an ordinary training session on Wednesday for Algeria. While the Fennecs continued their preparation for Thursday’s match against Somalia, attention was on Luca Zidane, son of Zinedine Zidane, who switched his international allegiance to Algeria after representing France.
In women’s football, PSG had a very poor start to their Champions League campaign, suffering a 4-0 defeat against the German side Wolfsburg.