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The Egyptian Football Association confirmed that the striker had tested positive for the Coronavirus before the match against Togo

The Egyptian international became the latest Liverpool player to sign Covid-19 this season, after team-mates Sadio Mane, Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri and Thiago Alcantara during the past six weeks.. .

Salah was photographed attending his brother’s wedding after arriving in Cairo earlier this week, before the international window, but he will not appear after he became the only player among Hossam El-Badry’s team who tested positive for the Coronavirus.. .

As a result, Juergen Klopp will not be able to pick Salah in next weekend’s clash with Premier League leaders Leicester City on Saturday, and he is also set to miss the Champions League comeback against Atalanta at Anfield on Wednesday 25 November.. Forward due to undergoing return-to-play protocols before being eligible for selection again.

A UEFA statement confirmed that the 28-year-old is undergoing self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, before the national team’s match in the African Nations Cup qualifiers with two heads. .

The medical examination that was conducted upon the arrival of our national football team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool, was infected with the Corona virus, after he had tested positive, although he did not suffer from any symptoms. .

Salah was scheduled to participate in the Saturday meeting at Cairo International Stadium, as well as the return match next Tuesday at Togo Stadium, before returning to Merseyside to prepare for the visit to Leicester. .

It’s Klopp’s last big setback in what is proving to be an especially difficult task in defending the Premier League title, after defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez lost due to injury. .

Gomez underwent tendon surgery this week after suffering an injury during a training session in England, and joined Van Dijk in a race to play again this season after the Dutch center back suffered a severe ACL injury last month.. .

Trent Alexander-Arnold is also set to miss the decisive match against Leicester, after suffering a hamstring injury in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City ahead of the international hiatus that appears to keep the right-back on the sidelines for up to a month..

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