World Cup 2026: Salah joins list of African players with most goals, assists

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah etched his name into FIFA World Cup history on Monday after moving into the list of African players with the highest combined total of goals and assists at the tournament.
Salah reached the milestone after scoring once and providing an assist as Egypt recovered from an early setback to defeat New Zealand 3-1.
According to OptaJoe, the former Liverpool forward now boasts three goals and two assists at the World Cup, placing him alongside Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri on five goal contributions.
Only former Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan and Cameroon icon Roger Milla have recorded more combined goals and assists among African players in World Cup history.
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