It was later revealed the 31-year-old Salah would miss the Pharaohs’ subsequent two fixtures, in the event that they progressed to the knockout levels of the event within the Ivory Coast.
Salah will now attend Egypt’s closing Group B recreation towards Cape Verde on Monday, the place victory would safe their place within the final 16, earlier than flying again to Liverpool for rehabilitation.
Liverpool posted an Egyptian FA assertion on the membership’s official web site on Sunday night. The assertion learn: “After extra examinations have been performed on Mohamed Salah over the last hours, and after communication between the nationwide workforce’s medical workers and his counterpart at Liverpool FC, it was determined that the participant will return to England after the Cape Verde match tomorrow to finish his remedy, with the hope that he’ll be part of the nationwide workforce within the semi-final of the AFCON if we qualify.”
Earlier Sunday, Salah mentioned he’s nonetheless satisfied he’ll lastly win the Africa Cup “ ultimately.”
Egypt has but to win a recreation on the Africa Cup with two attracts. The Pharaohs are second to group winner Cape Verde. Solely the highest two in every group are assured of advancing.
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