'I hope it’s not a big problem' - Egypt boss sweats on Liverpool star Mo Salah
Egypt manager Rui Vitoria hopes the injury suffered by Mo Salah in last night's AFCON draw with Ghana is ‘not dangerous’.
The Egypt captain was forced off with an injury before his side twice came from behind to draw 2-2.
Egypt and Liverpool fans face an anxious wait to discover the extent of the problem after the 31-year-old trooped off in the last minute of the first half of a thrilling Group B contest.
“I hope not [a big problem],” said Vitoria.
“We don’t know yet what the problem is. I hope it’s not a big problem but it was a problem in the first half.
"It was difficult timing for us because in the second half, we could only make two substitutions. But now, I don’t know. It’s early to see something. I think it’s not dangerous but let’s see if Salah recovers.”
Salah slumped dejectedly to the ground with an apparent muscle injury and, after briefly being attended to by Egypt's medical staff, handed over the armband to defender Ahmed Hegazi as he was replaced by Mostafa Fathi.
To add insult to injury, moments later West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus broke the deadlock in brilliant fashion as he held off the attentions of three defenders before drilling a left-footed shot into the bottom corner.
Salah, who scored a stoppage-time equaliser from the penalty spot as Egypt drew 2-2 with Mozambique in their first group game, had earlier been involved in a furious row with referee Pierre Atcho after Omar Marmoush went down in the area.
Salah appeared to be appealing for a penalty despite a free-kick being given against Marmoush and the former was perhaps fortunate not to be shown a yellow card for his vehement protests.
Despite the loss of Salah, Egypt started the second half well and had a goal disallowed for offside in the
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