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MOHAMED SALAH’S Africa Cup of Nations could be over after he suffered a hamstring injury against Ghana.
The Liverpool forward left the field injured on Thursday as Egypt played out a 2-2 draw.
A statement from the Egyptian FA said: “Mohamed Salah suffers a strain in his back muscle and will miss two matches in the African Nations.
“The x-rays that Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian national team, underwent, showed that he suffered a strain in the posterior muscle, and he will miss the team’s next two matches in the African Nations against Cape Verde, and then the round of 16 match in the event of qualification.”
Egypt are currently second in group B after drawing their first two matches, with a win in the final fixture guaranteeing progression.
However, they will now have to do so without their star man, against a side that has already won the group.
