Egyptian FA: Mohamed Salah yet to break Hossam Hassan's goal record
Despite scoring twice against Malawi, Mohamed Salah has not officially surpassed Hossam Hassan as Egypt's all-time top scorer, according to the Egyptian FA.
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AIMohamed Salah posted a photo of himself holding a paper with the number 70 after scoring twice in Egypt’s 5-0 win over Malawi in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Friday night, prompting many to celebrate him as the Pharaohs’ all-time top scorer.
In reality, Salah has scored this number of goals for the national team, while his former coach Hossam Hassan has 69 goals, according to FIFA records. However, some of Salah’s goals are not counted officially because certain matches are not recognized as internationals.
The current Egypt captain scored twice in a 10-0 victory over Swaziland in March 2013, a match in which then-coach Bob Bradley made 10 substitutions. As a result, FIFA does not consider it an official international, and Salah’s two goals from that game are excluded from his official tally.
The Egyptian Football Association’s website stated in its match report for the Malawi game on Friday: “The captain increased his tally to 68 goals in 121 matches for the national team since 2011.”