Salah joins national team camp on Oct. 10

CAIRO – 10 October 2018: Liverpool Egyptian winger, Mohamed Salah, joined the national team camp on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The team is preparing for two games against Swaziland on October 12 and 16 at the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Salah should have joined the camp on Tuesday, Oct. 9 but he postponed his arrival for personal issues.

The winger participated at Liverpool's goalless draw against Manchester City on Oct. 7. The draw allowed both clubs alongside Chelsea to share the top of the league table with 20 points each.

Also, West Bromwich Albion defender, Ahmed Hegazi, joined the camp on Wednesday morning; the defender is suspended for the first game due to yellow card accumulation.

Swaziland national team arrived in Cairo on Wednesday morning and they will train on Thursday night at Al-Salam stadium where the game will be played.

Egypt are second in the group with three points, three points behind the leaders, Tunisia, while Swaziland are sharing the bottom of the group alongside Niger with one point each.
The first game is scheduled for Friday Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. at Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, while the second will take place four days later at Manzini, Swaziland.