Egypt have confirmed that Mohamed Salah will solely miss two matches with the hamstring harm he sustained on the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday night time. The information will come as a reduction to Liverpool who had been sweating over their prime goalscorer’s health after he was compelled off within the Pharaohs’ 2-2 draw with Ghana.
Salah needed to go off on account of a muscle drawback shortly earlier than half-time within the Ivory Coast. The 31-year-old wore a apprehensive look as he made his manner off the pitch on the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny.
However the harm is just not as unhealthy as Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool might need feared. Egypt have advised the attacker will probably be again by the quarter-final stage of AFCON – which begins February 2nd – in the event that they get that far.
A press release from the Egyptian FA learn: “The X-rays that Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian nationwide workforce, underwent, confirmed that he suffered a pressure within the posterior muscle, and he’ll miss the workforce’s subsequent two matches within the African Nations in opposition to Cape Verde, after which the spherical of 16 match within the occasion of qualification.”
Earlier on Friday, Liverpool boss Klopp wrestle to supply a lot element on Salah’s situation. The German mentioned: “We do not know something.
“I spoke final night time with him and the way it’s with these accidents, you want additional evaluation. That is what they’re doing every now and then we’ll know extra. After all, it was in that second a shock: ‘Oh my God, what’s it?’
“Everyone knows how hardly ever Mo goes off or must go off so there may be undoubtedly one thing and we’ll see. However I’ve no extra info proper now. There will probably be an ultrasound and they’re going to do an MRI after which we’ll know what it’s after which we’ll see what Egypt plans. But it surely’s too early [to say], sorry.”
Salah has solely ever missed 10 Premier League matches for Liverpool since becoming a member of six years in the past, with three of these on account of AFCON within the 2021-22 marketing campaign. He will even miss the Reds’ journey to Bournemouth this Sunday (4.30pm).
Egypt’s remaining group stage match is in opposition to Cape Verde subsequent Monday (January 22nd, 8pm UK time) when they are going to be with out their skipper. They at the moment sit second in Group B with their opponents prime with six factors from six. Ghana and Mozambique each sit on one level every.
The worldwide match’s spherical of 16 stage takes place January 27-30. Which means even when Egypt exit within the teams, Salah’s harm means he could be anticipated to overlook the FA Cup match in opposition to Norwich at Anfield on January 28 in addition to the Premier League go to of his former membership Chelsea on January 31.
However he might probably be match for Liverpool’s away sport in opposition to title rivals Arsenal on the Emirates on February 4. Egypt will nonetheless hope they’re nonetheless within the competitors by then, with the AFCON remaining not happening till February 10.
Salah has 18 objectives and 9 assists in 27 matches for his Merseyside employers this season. He additionally has one aim and one help in two appearances at AFCON after scoring a 97th-minute equalising penalty in Egypt’s opener in opposition to Mozambique.