Tag: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Salah in club-country collision over Nigeria friendly

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool / Egypt)
November 2025

Egypt plan a Dec 12 Nigeria friendly before AFCON (Dec 21–Jan 18). Liverpool have key fixtures with Inter and Brighton that week. Salah will hold talks with coach Hossam Hassan to avoid a repeat of previous release-timing flashpoints. Egypt want early camp integration; Liverpool seek competitive-match availability, pointing to congested schedule and player load. A compromise may delay reporting until after Brighton, but any slip risks backlash at home and strains with the federation.

AFCON release flashpoint for Salah and Marmoush

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
November 2025

Egypt scheduled a Nigeria friendly one week before AFCON. Liverpool and City are reluctant to release Salah and Marmoush for mid-December, prioritizing league congestion. Both will depart for Morocco 2025, potentially missing seven to eight club matches through January 18, 2026. Clubs cite fixture pile-up and injury risk after two-day turnarounds. City project Marmoush’s first absence from the Dec 16 EFL Cup; Liverpool anticipate Salah missing the Dec 20 Spurs trip. Arsenal and Chelsea unaffected. Expect negotiations on reporting dates; CAF regulations still govern final release windows.

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