On Friday, the Egyptian team doctor revealed the details of the injury of the team’s star, Mohamed Salah, who left the match against Ghana in the African Nations Championship injured in the first half, as he explained that he was suffering from problems in the back muscle.
newspaper quoted “Egyptian todayLocal team doctor Mohamed Abu El-Ela said that the change of captain of the Egyptian team came “after his injury to the posterior muscle,” explaining that he was suffering from pain and “will undergo medical examinations to determine the extent of the injury.”
Salah came out in the 43rd minute of the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw, bringing the Pharaohs to their second point after a draw with the same score against Mozambique, while Ghana scored its first points after losing the opening match against Cape Verde by 1-2.
Egypt draws with Ghana in the African Cup of Nations
Egypt, the seven-time African champion, tied against Ghana (2-2), on Thursday, at the Felix Houhouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, in a match that witnessed the loss of the efforts of its captain and most prominent star, Mohamed Salah, to injury, in the second group competitions of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
For his part, the Egyptian national team coach, Rui Vitoria, said after the match, “Salah is a great player, and he feels pain due to his exit” and not completing the match, adding: “We do not know what the problem is yet, and I hope it is not a big one.”
He explained in statements transmitted by the Egyptian Football Association through its official accounts on social networking sites: “Our match against Ghana was wonderful and we were playing to win. The level of the players improved from one match to another, and the second half was wonderful.”
Mohamed Quddus scored the goals for Ghana (45+3 and 71), and Omar Marmoush (69) and Mustafa Mohamed (74) for Egypt.
The two teams played the match in difficult weather conditions, with the temperature reaching 28 degrees Celsius and the humidity exceeding 80 percent.
2024-01-19 03:53:06
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