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Watch: Mo Salah scores twice and assists two for Egypt vs Niger

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scored twice and provided two assists for Egypt as they beat Niger 6-0 in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The Liverpool star started the game in unusual fashion with his first-minute penalty being saved. However, minutes later he set up Marwan Mohsen for the opener.

Ashraf doubled Egypt's lead before Salah had another penalty saved just before the half-hour mark, only to poke the loose ball.

Salah then set up Salah Mohsen for a fourth, before heading in his second goal of the game in the last five minutes. 's Mohamed Elneny then completed the rout with a sixth in stoppage time.

Salah could have had a rare Egyptian hat-trick late in normal time, however Mohsen over-hit his pass to the forward who faced an open goal.

The Reds forward has been in a legal battle with the Egyptian FA over his image rights and their usage ahead of the . However, he showed no signs of any distractions as he starred in Saturday's .

Watch all of Salah's contributions below.

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