- Mohamed Salah has played once for Egypt since getting injured at AFCON
- The forward is included in the squad for the friendly match in March.
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The bizarre club-to-country spat between Liverpool and Egypt over Mohamed Salah’s fitness is set to intensify further, with national team staff in Cairo suggesting they have been unable to communicate with the injured forward.
Liverpool wrote directly to Egypt last weekend asking the national team to exempt their star man and captain from their upcoming camp in Abu Dhabi. The Pharaohs are scheduled to play New Zealand in a friendly tournament.
Egypt rejected the request and called up Salah, insisting it was their right to assess his fitness for themselves. The forward has only played once for Liverpool since picking up the injury during the group stages of the African Cup of Nations.
World leaders have asked Egyptian doctor Mohamed Abu El-Elela to carry out his own assessment of Salah before making a decision on his participation in future international camps, and by then have asked him to make his own assessment of Salah before making a decision on his participation in future international camps. If he wants to participate, he said, “I will comply with participation.”
Egypt rejected Liverpool’s request and added Salah to their squad anyway, effectively stating that they intended to judge his suitability. However, members of the Egyptian FA board said they had not been able to contact Salah.
Salah has not featured in the Premier League for Liverpool since playing half of the win against Brentford in mid-February, but manager Jurgen Klopp last week confirmed that Salah will be in the lead-up to Sunday’s title challenge with the champions. He said he is expected to recover his health. City of Manchester.
Even if he returns in time for City’s visit to Anfield, Liverpool will need to carefully manage Salah’s playing time to avoid a recurrence of the injury and ensure he is in top form for the end of the Premier League season. I feel it.
The claims were made in a letter to the Egyptian Football Association, asking them to prioritize Salah’s long-term health rather than risking his health in a friendly against New Zealand later this month. Croatia and Tunisia will also participate in the tournament.
“The Egyptian national team, led by Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Hassan, has so far not been able to communicate with Mohamed Salah,” said Ehab El Komi of the Egyptian Football Association. “No talks have yet taken place between Egyptian technical staff and Mohamed Salah.”
Sources in Cairo say Egypt are very keen to repair relations with Liverpool, as the two sides clashed when Salah left the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast early to undergo rehabilitation on Merseyside. It is said that
Egyptian doctor El Ela has spoken with Liverpool’s medical team, and board member El Comey said on local television this week: “The national team definitely needs Mohamed and (we) have no doubt that Mohamed will be there. I am very keen to clear up any misunderstandings.”