Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah reached a new milestone with Egypt

The Egyptian player has shined during the last few games with his national team

15/01/2024, 04:45 PM +00:00

Mohamed Salah scored the late equalizing goal for Egyp in their 2-2 draw against Mozambique.

Liverpool’s striker Mohamed Salah has become one of the top stars in the Premier League and a crucial player for the Jürgen Klopp’s squad during the season, having already reached the 200 goals with the Reds and having engraved his name in the club’s history, but he would be also making history with his national team on these days.

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According to the sporting data company Opta Sport, the striker has also engraved his name in Egypt national team’s history by reaching an impressive milestone during the Pharaons’ AFCON opener against Mozambique, where Egypt drawed 2-2 with a late equalizing goal by the Liverpool superstar from the penalty spot in the 97th minute of the clash.

Following these sources, Salah’s goal didn’t only allowed the Liverpool superstar to secure a point for his national team, but it also helped him to joined the history of the Pharaons as the first ever Egyptian to score in 4 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations, having scored for his national team in the tournaments celebrated in 2019, 2021, 2017 and 2024.

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Salah to lead Egypt to the leadership in Group B

The next few games for Salah would be extremely important to lead Egypt to the leadership of the Group B in the AFCON, as the Pharaons will play against Ghana in a tough game first to conclude the group stage of the competition facing the current leader in their group, Cape Verde.