{"id":51378,"date":"2024-01-23T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/salahs-afcon-hopes-fade-as-injury-turns-more-serious-agent\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:33:12","slug":"salahs-afcon-hopes-fade-as-injury-turns-more-serious-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/salahs-afcon-hopes-fade-as-injury-turns-more-serious-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Salah&#8217;s AFCON hopes fade as injury turns &#8220;more serious&#8221;: Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Mohamed Salah\u2019s hamstring injury is worse than initially thought.<\/li>\n<li>Salah will return to Liverpool for intensive rehab.<\/li>\n<li>He might rejoin Egypt in the later stages of AFCON if they progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ramy Abbas Issa, Mohamed Salah\u2019s agent, shared alarming information regarding the right-winger following his hamstring injury sustained during Egypt\u2019s AFCON 2023 match against Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The muscle injury is \u201cmore severe than initially anticipated,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2023\/03\/mohamed-salah-missed-penalty-in-top-four-qualifies-for-cl\/\">Salah\u2019s<\/a> agent, potentially keeping the Liverpool attacker out of action for over a month.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool said on Sunday, January 21, that the 31-year-old, who was playing for Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations, will receive treatment upon his return from the Ivory Coast and would rejoin the Pharaohs should they make it to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>Ramy Abbas Issa, however, points out a major flaw in this hopeful scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMohamed\u2019s injury is more serious than first thought and he will be out for 21-28 days, and not two games,\u201d Abbas Issa wrote on his X, formerly Twitter, account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis best chance at participating in the current AFCON is by undergoing intensive rehabilitation in the UK and rejoining the team as soon as he is fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After watching Egypt\u2019s 2-2 draw with Cape Verde from the stands, Liverpool later confirmed Salah\u2019s return to Merseyside on Wednesday, guaranteeing their spot in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>If Egypt progresses further in the AFCON, the club said they will give Salah the best opportunity to return for the later phases of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMohamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2022\/06\/mohamed-salah-and-sam-kerr-have-been-named-pfa-player-of-the-year\/\">Salah<\/a> will return to the AXA Training Centre on Wednesday to begin an intensive rehabilitation programme with Liverpool\u2019s medical team on the muscle injury he sustained with Egypt last week,\u201d read a statement on the club website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe injury, which is worse than first feared, forced the forward from the field in the first half of the Africa Cup of Nations fixture with Ghana and an agreement has been reached with the Egyptian FA for Salah to undergo treatment in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalah will immediately begin work with the club\u2019s medical staff upon his return to Merseyside with a view to being back in action as soon as possible for club and country, giving him the best chance to return to compete at AFCON if Egypt, who qualified for the knockout stage with a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde tonight, continue to advance in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota\u2019s doubles in the second half helped Premier League leaders Liverpool defeat Bournemouth 4-0 and increase their lead at the top to five points, despite early creative setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>[embepdost slug = \u201c\/mohamed-salah-one-goal-away-to-set-another-record\/\u201d]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah\u2019s hamstring injury is worse than initially thought. Salah will return to Liverpool for intensive rehab. He might rejoin Egypt in the later stages of AFCON if they progress. Ramy Abbas Issa, Mohamed Salah\u2019s agent, shared alarming information regarding the right-winger following his hamstring injury sustained during Egypt\u2019s AFCON 2023 match against Ghana. 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