Mohamed Salah, the English Liverpool star, sparked controversy in the Egyptian national team camp, days before the Pharaohs traveled to Côte d’Ivoire to participate in the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
Salah joined the Pharaohs’ camp late Thursday evening, completing the contract of the Egyptian national team, which heads to the land of elephants in search of the eighth cup that has eluded it since 2010, despite reaching the final twice in 2017 and 2021.
The Pharaohs’ camp began last Tuesday, with 26 players, the main body of the Egyptian national team (local and professional), while one player was absent, namely Mohamed Salah, who had finished his team’s match against Newcastle in the English Premier League, during which he scored two goals and assisted another, to lead the Reds. To win (4-2).
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The strange thing is that Salah was supposed to join the camp on Tuesday “like all professionals,” or Wednesday at the latest, as Mohamed Gharaba, the Egyptian national team manager, confirmed in television statements, but the Liverpool star violated his first agreement with the technical staff led by Portuguese Rui Vitoria, and postponed. His joining date is until Thursday.
According to what was published by the official account of the Egyptian national team on Facebook, Salah also did not participate in today’s training session on Thursday and joined the players late at the residence hotel, and his first training session will be with the Pharaohs tomorrow, Friday.
Salah was accustomed to distinguishing between the Egyptian national team players, as he walked with special guard everywhere inside and outside the camp. He also received the captaincy of the Pharaohs without taking into account the seniority criterion, despite the presence of players older than him on the list, which upset some former stars such as Ahmed Fathi and Abdullah. Al-Saeed and Mohamed Elneny.
2024-01-04 21:57:13
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