Mohamed Salah - The African Mirror

Apr

2024

Liverpool need late goal from Salah to draw 2-2 with Manchester United

MOHAMED Salah scored a late equaliser from a penalty kick as Liverpool escaped Old Trafford with a single point in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United to climb to even on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal. Salah stroked home in the 84th minute for his sixth league goal at Old Trafford, the most of any visiting player in the league's history, overtaking Steven Gerrard's five. With seven games remaining in the neck-and-neck title race, Liverpool and Arsenal have 71 points with the Gunners leading on goal difference. Holders Manchester City are third with 70 points, while United are sixth…

Apr

2024

By The African Mirror

Liverpool go top after 2-1 comeback win over Brighton

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STRIKER Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City's showdown with Arsenal. Salah's sublime second-half strike leaves Liverpool on 67 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal and four ahead of City on a pivotal day in the title race. The Egyptian striker tormented Brighton, taking 12 shots to notch up his highest total in a Premier League game and, even though only one of them found the back of the net, it was to prove vital. Danny…

Mar

2024

By The African Mirror

Liverpool’s Klopp urges caution as Salah returns to training after injury

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LIVERPOOL boss Juergen Klopp said they wanted to be careful with Mohamed Salah after the forward returned to training following a hamstring injury ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie against Sparta Prague. Salah's return provides a timely boost for Klopp's Premier League leaders ahead of their last-16, first-leg clash in Prague and Sunday's meeting with league champions Manchester City at Anfield. "Mo Salah has travelled with us, he's trained for two days and is full of energy," the German manager told reporters. "We want to be careful, but this is a super intense period of the season. We want to…

Jan

2024

By MARK GLEESON

Eclectic cast rubbing shoulders with superstars at Cup of Nations

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Stars like Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen are the headline acts at the Africa Cup of Nations but they rub shoulders at the tournament with journeymen who, for a fleeting week or two, get to enjoy an extraordinary opportunity. The African championship boasts an increasingly eclectic cast of characters, particularly in recent decades with the expansion of the tournament to 24 teams, with many countries searching for talent beyond their shores. It means a musician playing football in his spare time was among the more than 600 footballers at the tournament in the Ivory Coast, along with a…

Jan

2024

By The African Mirror

Salah will ‘100%’ return for AFCON final if he recovers: Klopp

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MOHAMED Salah will definitely return to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) if he recovers in time from injury and Egypt reach the final, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. The 31-year-old winger returned to England for treatment after picking up a hamstring injury in Egypt's 2-2 draw with Ghana last week. Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders has said Salah is expected to return to action in three to four weeks if there are no setbacks in his recovery. The AFCON final is on February 11. "Egypt and Liverpool both have the same interest, we want Mo Salah fit as soon…

Jan

2024

By MARK GLEESON

Examinations on Salah’s injury not complete, says Egypt doctor

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THE extent of Mohamed Salah’s hamstring injury and his future participation at the Africa Cup of Nations finals remained uncertain after Egypt said examinations had not yet been completed. Salah pulled up with a hamstring strain before halftime in Thursday’s Group B game against Ghana in Abidjan and was due to have a scan on the injury. Still, Egypt doctor Mohamed Abu El-Ela said they had not completed all their investigations. “The results of the medical examinations he underwent were not completed today and thus the decision on his participation was postponed,” he said. He said Salah had initially wanted…

Jan

2024

By The African Mirror

Cape Verde beat Ghana to continue day of shocks at Cup of Nations

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GARRY Rodrigues scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as the Cape Verde Islands beat four-time champions Ghana 2-1 in Group B to continue Sunday’s sequence of surprise results at the Africa Cup of Nations finals. It was the third match of the day in Abidjan and followed Nigeria’s draw with Equatorial Guinea in Group A while Egypt needed a last-gasp penalty to draw with Mozambique in the opening Group B match at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium. Cape Verde went ahead in the 17th minute when Dutch-born Rodrigues's shot was parried by Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori, falling for Jamiro Monteiro to tuck…

Jan

2024

By The African Mirror

Profile of Egypt team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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FACTBOX on Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers Egypt. Africa Cup of Nations record: Previous appearances in finals: (25) 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021 Best performance: Winners 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010Drawn in Group B with the Cape Verde Islands, Ghana and Mozambique. Coach: Rui VitoriaThe 53-year-old Portuguese has been in charge of the Egyptian side for the last 18 months after signing a four-year deal in July 2022. After a modest playing career in the lower reaches of…

Jan

2024

By The African Mirror

Salah leads Egypt at African Cup of Nations

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MOHAMED Salah will lead Egypt at the African Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, skippering a 27-man squad named by coach Rui Vitoria. The group includes all but two of the starting line-up for the last Cup of Nations final two years ago when Egypt lost on penalties to Senegal in Yaounde. But there is a first call-up for 22-year-old Ahmed Nabil Kouka, who in June helped Egypt’s under-23 side qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and also played for Cairo giants Al Ahly at this month’s Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia. Egypt competes in Group B at…

Dec

2023

By HATEM MAHER

‘Do not get used to suffering’ in Gaza, Liverpool’s Salah says in Christmas message

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LIVERPOOL forward Mohamed Salah said that families grieving for their loved ones in Gaza should not be forgotten, as he issued an emotional Christmas message marking only his second comment on the war in the enclave. Salah posted a black-and-white picture of a Christmas tree on his social media pages, saying he was approaching Christmas with a heavy heart amid the fighting in Gaza, which has been under intense bombardment by Israel since Hamas militants launched a cross-border rampage on October 7. Israel says Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and took around 240 people hostage in their attack. Israel's ensuing…