It is a huge setback that Mohamed Salah, the captain and best player for Egypt, will miss two Africa Cup of Nations matches due to a hamstring injury.
The all-time greats declared in a statement that Mohamed Salah, the star player for Liverpool, would not be allowed to participate unless they got to the tournament’s quarterfinals.
During the first half of the Pharaohs’ 2-2 tie with Ghana on Thursday, the 31-year-old left the field.
On Monday, Salah will be absent from both the round of 16 match and the last group game against Cape Verde.
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Egypt has drawn its first two games and needs to beat Cape Verde to guarantee a position in Group B.
Egypt might go to the San Pedro last sixteen on January 28 if they qualify or finish among the top three teams.
In the event that Salah plays again on February 2 or 3, Egypt will go to the quarterfinals.
Senegal defeated Cameroon 3-1 to advance to the next round in Yamoussoukro, with just one group encounter remaining. Senegal had won on penalties against Salah’s Egypt in the previous AFCON final.
Ismaila Sarr of Marseille gave the current champions the lead early on, and she later helped Habib Diallo to a 2-0 triumph.
Senegal was desperate to win despite Jean-Charles Castelletto’s comeback, and star Sadio Mane sealed the victory late in the match.
Senegal has a maximum of six points after two Group C games, while Cameroon has just one and will have a difficult time getting to the round of 16.
The Marseille attacker Sarr said, “We did everything to win during this match because we remember losing to Cameroon in the quarterfinals of the 2017 season.”
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