Mohamed Salah injury 'more serious than first thought' with Egypt star to return to Liverpool after AFCON blow

The forward faces up to a month out after picking up an injury while on Africa Cup of Nations duty
Matt Verri22 January 2024

Mohamed Salah faces up to a month out after his agent confirmed a significant injury blow for Egypt and Liverpool.

The 31-year-old was forced off in the first-half of Egypt's draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, with it stated that he would miss two matches at the tournament.

That would have ruled Salah out of Egypt's final AFCON group-stage match and a last-16 fixture, had the Pharaohs made it through to the knockout stages.

Jurgen Klopp then suggested that Salah would return to Merseyside for treatment on the injury and that has now been reiterated by Ramy Abbas, who revealed that the problem was more significant than initially suggested.

“The injury is more serious than first thought," Salah's agent posted on X.

Mohamed Salah suffered the injury against Ghana
AP

"He will be out for 21-28 days. His best chance at participating in the current AFCON is by undergoing intensive rehabilitation in the UK and rejoining the team as soon as he is fit."

The semi-finals of the tournament will take place on February 7, with the final four days later, and Salah now faces a race to play again for his country, assuming they are able to make a deep run in his absence.

The Liverpool star will travel back to Merseyside following Egypt's final group-stage match on Monday night against

A statement from the Egypt Football Associated read: "Salah will attend the Cape Verde game and travel to England afterwards.

"After carrying out additional examinations in the last hours and after communication between the medical department of the national team and his counterpart at Liverpool, it has been confirmed that the player will return to England to complete his treatment, hoping to catch him in the semi-finals of the CAF Nations Cup in case of qualification."

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