Egypt confirm extent of Mohamed Salah’s AFCON injury

Egypt have confirmed winger Mohamed Salah has avoided a significant hamstring injury but will still require a spell on the sidelines to recover.

Salah limped off midway through Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitting he was shocked to see the 31-year-old actually succumb to an injury.

Egypt have now diagnosed Salah with a posterior muscle strain which will keep him sidelined for his side’s next two matches.

A statement read: “The X-rays that Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian national team, underwent showed that he suffered a strain in the posterior muscle, and he will miss the team’s next two matches in the Africa Cup of Nations against Cape Verde, and then the round of 16 match in the event of qualification.”

Egypt’s round of 16 clash, should they qualify, will come between January 27-29, but there appears to be a confidence that Salah would be fit for the quarter-finals across February 2-3.