Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations matches against Kenya and Comoros Islands.
The Pharaohs’ medical staff have confirmed the Liverpool FC star, who reported to camp on Sunday, will not take part in the two matches owing to injury.
Salah arrived in Cairo on Sunday and was eager to participate in the two Group G matches but his injury, according to Egypt’s Doctor Mohamed Abu-El Ela, needs time to heal.
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“This is the same injury that caught him with Liverpool from the Leicester City match in the Premier League and it came back to him again,” confirmed Abu-El Ela.