Mohamed Salah will not play for Egypt in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. (AP photo)
Liverpool have prevented Mohamed Salah from joining Egypt for a World Cup qualifier due to Britain’s quarantine rules.
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The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Monday that Liverpool had refused to release Mohamed Salah for the Pharaohs’ upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Angola and Gabon due to Britain’s quarantine rules. The EFA said in a statement posted on its website: “The Union has been informed of the regret of Mohamed Salah being unable to join the national team for his matches against Gabon in Cairo and Gabon in Franceville by Liverpool. Was.” social media.
British media previously reported that the Reds were also refusing to release Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Alison Baker for Brazil’s three upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Egypt and Brazil are both on the UK government’s ‘Red List’.
Egypt’s governing body said Liverpool’s decision was motivated by “compulsory isolation for 10 days” for travelers returning from those countries.
The EFA said it had urged FIFA to waive the quarantine restrictions for international players to ease inclusion in their national squads for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
In the summer, Liverpool refused to allow star striker Salah to play in the Olympics, where Egypt reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual gold medalist Brazil.
After their title defense last season was torpedoed by a string of injuries, Liverpool have made a solid start to the campaign, winning both their Premier League games.
Salah, 29, became the first player in English Premier League history to score on the opening weekend of five consecutive seasons.
Pharaoh’s coach Hossam Badri last week announced a list of overseas players who could not make it to Egypt’s squad, including Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneni and Olympiakos’ Ahmed Hassan.
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