Mohamed Salah positive for Covid-19, the galleys are linked for Liverpool

Salah was placed in solitary confinement after testing positive for Covid-19.

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Egyptian Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah tested positive for Covid-19, the Egyptian Football Federation said in a statement on Friday.

Salah, who participated in the gathering of the Pharaohs during this week of international meetings, "shows no symptoms" and the "other members of the team have tested negative", adds the federation.

Egypt must face Togo at home on Saturday, before the return match on Tuesday as part of qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations, rescheduled for 2022. Two matches that the star striker of the selection will obviously miss. the latter being placed in isolation by his federation.

In Liverpool, the shits fly in squadron

For Liverpool, the black series continues, although Salah's absence should not normally be too long.

According to the BBC, he is expected to miss two matches for his team, on November 21 against Leicester in the Premier League and the Champions League meeting against Atalanta four days later.

The English champion recently communicated the injury of Joe Gomez who was injured in training with the England team and is expected to be out of the field for several months.

The Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, injured in the ligaments of the right knee in mid-October, and the Brazilian Fabinho, on the sidelines since the end of October, are also unavailable.

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