Sayoud dished out two assists for Awad Ahmed and Amri Jamal to score in the 27th and 45th minutes respectively.

Awad scored the third goal midway through the second-half.

Sayoud could have scored himself in the dying seconds, but he misguided his shot while the goal was at his mercy.

The result puts Algeria on the brink of reaching the next round as they face Zambia away in the second-leg after two weeks.