Salah rested from Egypt match over artificial turf concerns

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 26 Sept, 15:06 · Archive

Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt's South Sudan qualifier because the match will be played on artificial turf.

Mohamed Salah has been rested from Egypt's forthcoming match against South Sudan. The Egyptian FA decided to exclude him to protect him from playing on artificial turf, which it considers more likely to cause injury.

How it is being reported

• Bizarre reason Mohamed Salah dropped for Egypt AFCON qualifier revealed in statementEvening Standard · 26 Sept, 16:14
• Egypt to rest Salah in South Sudan AFCON qualifier over pitch concernsAl Jazeera · 26 Sept, 14:32
• Salah out of Egypt game because of artificial turfBBC Sport · 26 Sept, 13:57

In this story: Mohamed Salah · Egypt · South Sudan

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