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Salah suffered a strain in the posterior muscle – Egyptian FA

Mohamed Salah has suffered a muscle strain in his back, as confirmed by the Egyptian Football Association.

He will miss Egypt’s next two matches at the Africa Cup of Nations due to an injury sustained in the recent 2-2 draw with Ghana.

The severity of the problem was confirmed by the Egyptian Football Association through a social media announcement.

“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 Cup of Nations against Cape Verde, and then the round of 16 match in the event of qualification,” the statement said.

Egypt, currently with two points from their first two games, is set to face Cape Verde on Monday.

The uncertainty surrounding Mohamed Salah’s injury will likely be a concern for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Klopp had expressed his apprehension about Salah’s condition ahead of Liverpool’s upcoming match against Bournemouth on Sunday.

Klopp said: “I spoke with him last night. They are doing further assessments.

“In that moment, it was a shock and couldn’t see why he was hit by something so intense. You have these kind of hamstring injuries in a different way.

“He felt it and we know how rarely Mo goes off, or needs to go off, so it is definitely something but we will see.”

Egypt manager Rui Vitoria had also raised concerns after seeing his side share the spoils with the Black Stars.

He said: “I hope it’s not a big problem but it was a problem in the first half.

“It was difficult timing for us because in the second half, we could only make two substitutions.

“I think it’s not dangerous but let’s see if Salah recovers.”

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