Bizarre Reason Salah Dropped for Egypt Clash Revealed in Statement
- On Saturday, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Mohamed Salah will not travel to South Sudan for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, citing the artificial turf surface at Juba Stadium.
- Before Friday's match with Angola, the technical staff and Salah agreed to skip the South Sudan game. "The technical staff preferred this approach in order to protect the player," the EFA added.
- Egypt was held to a goalless draw by Angola at Cairo International Stadium on Friday, with Salah, who recently joined Trabzonspor from Liverpool, substituted midway through the second half.
- Led by coach Hossam Hassan, the technical staff decided to rest Salah for the September 29 match against South Sudan because of the playing surface, the EFA said on social media.
- Egypt continues its campaign for the Africa Cup of Nations as this upcoming match serves as the second qualifier in the tournament's qualification stage, with the team adjusting lineup strategy to ensure player safety.
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Egypt Sits Salah for Qualifier ‘Over Artificial Turf Concerns’
Mohamed Salah, Egypt’s captain and longtime talisman, will sit out Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan in Juba, with the national federation citing the artificial playing surface as the reason. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said the decision was made jointly by the coaching staff and Salah before Friday’s 25 September scoreless draw with Angola in Cairo, in which the forward started but was substituted midway …
Egypt star Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan, as the match will be played on artificial turf, Gong.bg reported. The 34-year-old striker, who left Liverpool in the summer to join Turkish side Trabzonspor, did not travel with the team to the capital Juba for Tuesday's match. On Friday, he started in the 0-0 draw with Angola in Cairo, but was substituted after an hour by coach H…
Why Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt vs South Sudan AFCON qualifier; check details
Mohamed Salah’s absence does not change his status in the squad. It is a planned rest on a surface the federation and the player agreed was not worth the risk so soon after the Angola fixture.
AFTER being substituted against Angola, rumors of a conflict between Salah and the coach surfaced. The federation denied the conflict, explaining that Salah was missing the next match to spare himself from the artificial turf.
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