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CAIRO: Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Togo, the Egyptian Football Association said yesterday.
“The medical swab performed in the mission of our first national soccer team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, was infected with the coronavirus, after his test came back positive,” the federation said in a statement. on your Facebook. page.
“The player does not suffer any symptoms. The other team members tested negative. Salah underwent medical protocol after the team doctor coordinated with his English club. In addition to his isolation within his room and also to isolate all his contacts ”.
The federation said it will undergo further controls in the coming hours.
Salah’s positive test is another blow for Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, who is already facing a defensive crisis with the loss of center-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, potentially for the remainder of the season.
Add to that the absence of versatile Fabinho and right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold to less serious injuries, and Klopp’s options are narrowing for Premier League leaders Leicester City’s visit to Anfield next weekend.
He will likely start up front with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and new fit signing Diogo Jota, who has scored seven goals in 11 appearances in all competitions since arriving from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September.
But the loss of Salah, who is the league’s top scorer this season with eight goals, further affects the depth of the Liverpool side that is being tested to the limit. Klopp hopes that the rest of the international window will provide no more bad news.
