Egypt’s Mohamed Salah arrived in Russia Sunday, with the Pharaohs hopeful the star striker can complete a dramatic injury comeback in time for their opening World Cup match against Uruguay. Salah and his teammates touched down in Grozny ahead of Egypt’s third appearance at the World Cup, ending a drought stretching back to 1990.
The seven-time African champions play their opening Group An installation on Friday, June 15, against Uruguay.
“The group is prepared for the opposition and assurance is high,” national group administrator Ihab Leheta told AFP at the Grozny International Airport.
The Pharaohs have never advanced past the gathering stages and Salah is viewed as critical to their odds of establishing a connection at the competition in Russia.
The objective scoring charm has been sidelined since leaving Liverpool’s 3-1 Champions League last thrashing to Real Madrid in tears in the wake of harming his shoulder when Sergio Ramos wrestled him to the ground.
However, such has been his shape for the English Premiership club – 44 objectives in all rivalries for the season – that he has been incorporated into Egypt’s squad despite the fact that there is no certification he will play.