President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday Egypt's national soccer team at Ittihadiyah presidential palace after qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Striker Mohamed Salah converted a stoppage-time penalty to give Egypt a dramatic 2-1 win over Congo on Sunday and a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Salah put Egypt ahead during the second half in Alexandria only for Arnold Bouka Moutou to equalize two minutes from the end of regular time.

The victory gave Egypt an uncatchable four-point lead over Uganda in Group E with one round of fixtures remaining.