Mohamed Salah, 25, Egypt :
All eyes are on the Egyptian Pharaoh as he races against the clock to return to fitness after suffering a nasty shoulder injury that ended his Champions League campaign in heartbreak for Liverpool. Mo Salah, who finished his club season with 44 goals in 52 appearances, suffered a dislocated shoulder in the Champions League final that could hold him out of at least the first group stage game for Egypt.
Thanks to Salah’s efforts, the Egyptian national team booked a ticket to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and just the third time overall. The team is grouped with host nation Russia, South American giants Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. Considering how top-heavy the Egyptian team is, this might be the only chance we get to see one of the best goalscorers and one of the fastest players in the sport on the international stage. And given his injury outlook, fans around the world might only be treated to 180 minutes worth of Salah in Russia if Egypt crashes out in the group stage.
All eyes are on the Egyptian Pharaoh as he races against the clock to return to fitness after suffering a nasty shoulder injury that ended his Champions League campaign in heartbreak for Liverpool. Mo Salah, who finished his club season with 44 goals in 52 appearances, suffered a dislocated shoulder in the Champions League final that could hold him out of at least the first group stage game for Egypt.
Thanks to Salah’s efforts, the Egyptian national team booked a ticket to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and just the third time overall. The team is grouped with host nation Russia, South American giants Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. Considering how top-heavy the Egyptian team is, this might be the only chance we get to see one of the best goalscorers and one of the fastest players in the sport on the international stage. And given his injury outlook, fans around the world might only be treated to 180 minutes worth of Salah in Russia if Egypt crashes out in the group stage.
