Egypt hurt by Salah injury
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INJURED: Mohammed Salah. Picture: Nigel Roddis/EPA. INJURED: Mohammed Salah. Picture: Nigel Roddis/EPA.
Egypt's Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of their African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros with an ankle injury.
Egypt released a statement on their official Twitter account on Tuesday confirming Salah will miss the games, along with a picture of the striker with a protective boot on his left ankle.
Egypt host Kenya in their opening Group G qualifying match on Thursday and visit Comoros on Monday.
SIDELINED: Egypt's Mohamed Salah, left, sits on the bench. Picture: Mark Baker/AP.
Salah has scored six goals for Liverpool this season and was on target in Sunday's 3-1 win over Manchester City which took his side eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
But the 27-year-old has had niggling injuries since twisting his ankle against Leicester City at the start of October, which forced him to miss the 1-1 draw at Manchester United, the only Premier League game Liverpool have failed to win this season.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/MoSalah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoSalahلن يشارك في مباراتي الفراعنة أمام كينيا وجزر القمر 👇🏻 #ThePharaohs pic.twitter.com/nuDy7JfEtC
— Egypt National Football Team (@Pharaohs)
Salah has been unable to complete 90 minutes in the league since hurting his ankle against Leicester, being substituted against Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Manchester City.
Reuters