Mohamed Salah will leave the tense atmosphere at Liverpool for some time next week when he travels to Morocco to play for Egypt in the African Cup of Nations, following his recent disagreement with the coach of the current Premier League champions, .
Coach Hossam Hassan confirmed the number 11’s call-up this Thursday by releasing the list of 28 players for the tournament, which starts on December 21st. As a result, the 33-year-old striker will miss at least two Liverpool matches in the English league.
Salah caused a strong repercussion when he commented, after the draw against Leeds United at the weekend, that.
He was an unused substitute against Leeds and West Ham, as well as being left out of the trip to .
Despite this, Salah will be available to face Brighton on Saturday, after FIFA ruled that players only need to report to their national teams one week before the competition.
During the first phase of CAN, Liverpool will face Tottenham and Wolverhampton. The Egyptian team, in turn, will begin its campaign against Zimbabwe on the 22nd, then face South Africa on the 26th and close the group against Angola on the 29th.
