AFCON: Mohamed Salah To Return To Liverpool For Medical Treatment

Mohammed Salah will be returning to Liverpool for medical treatment, this was confirmed by the Egyptian Football Association. 

Salah sustained an injury on Thursday during his nation’s 2-2 draw with Ghana. Current situation has that he will be returning to Liverpool for medical treatment after the Cape Verde match today.

This was confirmed by the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp while he was speaking after their 4-0 win at Bournemouth.

He said:

“If he is fit before the final then probably he will go back to the AFCON,”

The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement released on Sunday: “After additional examinations were conducted on Mohamed Salah during the last hours, and after communication between the national team’s medical staff and his counterpart at Liverpool FC, it was decided that the player will return to England after the Cape Verde match tomorrow to complete his treatment, with the hope that he will join the national team in the semi-final of the AFCON if we qualify.”

Meanwhile Cape Verde and Egypt will be having their final round of the 2023 African Cup Of Nations today, Monday 22nd January 2023, at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan by 8pm.