Salah will not quit international games, Egypt Today sources

CAIRO - 24 June 2018: Egyptian soccer star, Mohamed Salah hasn’t announced his intention to quit international games, sources close to player told Egypt Today, describing the media reports ‘inaccurate’.

The CNN news website claimed that Salah is considering quitting the Egyptian national team after the incidents took place in Chechnya during the World Cup. It claimed the player is upset of being politically used by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA).

Egyptian Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah, was awarded an honorary citizenship from Chechnya’s government at a farewell banquet held for the EFA and the national team.


Kadyrov giving Mo Salah an honorary citizen of Chechnya - Press Photo



Kadyrov giving Mo Salah an honorary citizen of Chechnya - Press Photo

According to the source, Salah has denied the rumors, urging media platforms and the public to consider only his statements through social media.

EFA spokesperson, Osama Ismail, stressed that Salah has not refer to this issue during the national team’s training camp held in Chechnya Capital, Grozny.