Mohamed Salah has safely returned to the UK to obtain therapy on his posterior damage, the Egyptian Federation confirmed Wednesday, though the North Africans are unaware of when he’ll rejoin the nationwide group on the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Liverpool talisman limped off late within the first half of Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana on Jan. 18, and was initially recognized with a hamstring pressure that was anticipated to solely maintain him out for the Pharaohs’ subsequent two matches.
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It was later recommended recommended his damage was extra severe than first anticipated, and it was in the end determined that Salah can be higher served by returning to Liverpool with the intention to bear extra intensive rehabilitation.
Egypt have confirmed to ESPN that he arrived within the UK on Tuesday, however acknowledged they have been uncertain about when he would be capable of return to the Ivory Coast.
“Salah travelled yesterday,” the EFA’s Media Officer Mohamed Murad advised ESPN on Wednesday. “We do not know [when we can expect him back].
“Salah is a good participant, and a participant who everybody in Egypt loves,” he added. “We have been hoping for him [to be here] with us.”
The Egyptian Federation forecast initially that Salah could possibly be again in motion as quickly because the quarterfinal stage of the AFCON — scheduled for Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 — ought to the seven-time champions advance to the final eight.
“The x-rays that Egyptian nationwide group captain Salah underwent confirmed that he suffered a pressure within the posterior muscle, and he’ll miss the group’s subsequent two matches on the AFCON — in opposition to Cape Verde, after which the Spherical of 16 match within the occasion of qualification,” learn the preliminary assertion issued by the federation.
Subsequently, nevertheless, the participant’s long-standing consultant Ramy Abbas Issa supplied a much less optimistic perspective on the ahead’s damage.
“Mohamed’s damage is extra severe than first thought and he shall be out for 21-28 days, and never two video games,” Issa posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. “His finest probability at collaborating within the present AFCON is by present process intensive rehabilitation within the UK and rejoining the group as quickly as he’s match.”
Sources at Liverpool subsequently confirmed to ESPN that they aligned with Issa’s estimation of Salah’s possible rehabilitation interval, which might possible stop the participant from that includes once more within the event even when Egypt attain the ultimate on Feb. 11.
Egypt drew 2-2 with Cape Verde on Monday to conclude their group marketing campaign in second place, progressing to the knockouts the place they are going to meet the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.