Mohamed Salah has been dominated out of Egypt’s subsequent two matches within the Africa Cup of Nations as a result of a again harm sustained through the 2-2 draw with Ghana. The 31-year-old’s participation in AFCON is now unsure.
Egypt faces Cape Verde on Monday night time and, in the event that they qualify, a possible last-16 tie awaits them subsequent weekend. With a necessity for outcomes after a pair of attracts, securing a spot as among the best third-placed groups hinges on their upcoming match in Abidjan.
If Egypt are eradicated on the finish of the group stage, Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool whereas nonetheless nursing the harm. This might doubtlessly result in him lacking essential matches towards Norwich and Chelsea on the finish of the month for the Reds.
The official assertion on Egypt’s nationwide soccer group web site acknowledged: “Mohamed Salah has suffered a muscle pressure in his again and can miss two matches.”
His membership supervisor, Jurgen Klopp, addressed the media in his newest press convention: “In that second it was a shock and couldn’t see why he was hit by one thing so intense. You’ve got these sort of hamstring accidents differently.”
If the harm seems to be far worse than the unique prognosis then that may very well be an enormous flip of occasions within the Premier League title race.
