Mohamed Salah has skilled back-to-back heartbreaks to shut out his Africa Cup of Nations marketing campaign, lacking a penalty in Egypt’s third-place playoff.
Salah missed out on a spot within the AFCON ultimate because of Sadio Mane‘s winner in midweek, consigning his Egyptian aspect to a battle for third-place towards Nigeria.
Mohamed Salah AFCON & Return Updates
Penalty heartbreak: Egypt completed fourth at AFCON after a shootout defeat to Nigeria, with Salah lacking his opening spot-kick following a 0-0 draw.
Egypt vs. Nigeria: Salah performed the complete 90 minutes (570 complete within the match) however missed two “huge probabilities” in regulation; he returns to LFC having missed the final seven membership video games.
Liverpool return: Salah now returns to Merseyside, with a call to be revamped whether or not he’ll journey for Wednesday’s Champions League conflict in Marseille.
Liverpool’s No. 11 was named within the beginning lineup for his or her ultimate sport of the match and performed the complete 90 minutes, taking his tally to 570 over six matches.
He couldn’t discover a objective, nor might anybody on both aspect by the tip of the 90 minutes; the goalless draw arrange a right away penalty shootout as a substitute of heading to further time.
Salah was the primary to step up for his nation after Nigeria missed their opening try, however the 33-year-old additionally didn’t convert as his shot to the goalkeeper’s proper was saved.
Stanley Nwabili then denied Egypt’s second penalty taker Omar Marmoush, and with Nigeria changing their remaining 4 spot kicks, they gained the shootout 4-2 after Ademola Lookman’s conversion.
It makes for a second successive heartbreak for Salah in a matter of days, first lacking out on the ultimate after which a bronze medal.
As for the match itself, Salah was extra concerned than he was within the semi-final having managed 51 touches and three photographs however, as per FotMob, he missed two huge probabilities from shut vary.
When Mo Salah will return to Liverpool
Salah has missed Liverpool’s final seven video games resulting from his worldwide exploits, however along with his AFCON marketing campaign now over, he’ll return to Merseyside.
He could possibly be accessible for the journey to Marseille within the Champions League on Wednesday night time, however when Slot spoke to reporters on Friday, that was but to be determined.
“We’re in talks with him, what is anticipated of him over there, what we count on over right here,” Slot informed reporters.
To replace the desk with Mohamed Salah’s efficiency in at present’s AFCON third-place playoff (January 17, 2026), we have to embrace his full 90-minute look and the ultimate match totals.
Regardless of Egypt’s goalless draw and subsequent penalty shootout defeat, Salah’s regulation stats remained at 0 targets and 0 assists for the match.
Mohamed Salah: AFCON 2025/26 Efficiency
Fixture
Minutes
G / A
vs. Zimbabwe (Group)
90′
1 / 0
vs. South Africa (Group)
90′
1 / 0
vs. Angola (Group)
0′
0 / 0
vs. Benin (R16)
120′
1 / 0
vs. Ivory Coast (QF)
90′
1 / 1
vs. Senegal (SF)
90′
0 / 0
vs. Nigeria (third Place)
90′
0 / 0
TOTALS
570′
4 / 1
* Information through Transfermarkt. Efficiency consists of 570 minutes throughout six appearances; Egypt completed 4th.
“However to start with he must have an necessary sport on Saturday and subsequent week he’ll be again with us. That’s one thing [travelling to Marseille] we’re speaking about collectively now, yeah.”
Slot insisted he will probably be “completely happy” to have Salah again within the fold as he all however put their falling out behind him, not less than for now.
