Mohamed Salah to return to Liverpool for treatment confirm the Egyptian FA
The Egyptian Football Association have confirmed that Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool to have his hamstring injury treated by the club's medical department.
Salah limped off in the first half of Egypt's 2-2 draw with Ghana last Thursday and a statement issued by his country on Friday night confirmed he is expected to miss their next two matches should they qualify for the knockout phase of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Asked about the possibility of their top goal-scorer returning to Merseyside during his post-match press conference following Liverpool’s 4-0 win at AFC Bournemouth on Sunday, Klopp said: “That’s the plan. If that’s already decided 100 per cent I don’t know, but that’s the plan.
And just a few hours later, the EFA posted the following statement on social media confirming the 31-year-old will return to England.
"After carrying out additional examinations of Mohamed Salah in the last hours and after communication between the medical department of the national team and his counterpart at Liverpool club, it has been confirmed that the player will return to England following the Cape Verde game tomorrow (Monday) to complete his treatment, hoping to catch him in the semi-finals of the CAF Nations Cup in case of qualification."
Egypt are currently second in Group B of the AFCON, just one point ahead of both third placed Ghana and fourth placed Mozambique, who also meet on Monday night. Kick-off for both games is at 8pm Irish time.
The Egyptians will progress should that match end in a draw, otherwise they will need to defeat Group winners Cape Verde in order to progress to the knock-out rounds.
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