Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will not play in next week's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Mauritania, club side Liver

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah's Egypt are due to face Mauritania, who they beat 2-0 in Cairo on Friday, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier early next week but there are concerns about the qualit

Mohamed Salah has pulled out of the Egypt squad early this month, with the forward now set to return to Liverpool as he skips the clash with Mauritania. Salah was offered the opportunity to miss Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Mauritania due to concerns over injury playing on an artificial pitch.

Salah and van Dijk have both been released from international duty and will return to Liverpool from the start of next week

Egypt manager Hossam Hassan had told journalists in Cairo on Friday that there were concerns over playing on Mauritania’s artificial turf and injury fears

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will not play in next week's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Mauritania, club side Liverpool confirmed on Saturday.

Liverpool fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Mohamed Salah has been confirmed to miss Egypt’s upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mauritania.

After scoring in Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mauritania, Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has signed off from his duties for this international break with a social media post