The news makes things worse for Liverpool, who are suffering from major injury problems for their players.
Midfielder Virgil van Dijk is injured in the cruciate ligament and his back colleagues Trent Alexander Arnold and Joe Gomez are also long-term injured.
As it would not be a problem enough for coach Jurgen Klopp the new acquisition Thiago and the brass Fabinho are also injured, but both are on their way back to play.
Egypt will meet Togo on Saturday in a group match in the African Championships.
Archive: Salah with double hits for Liverpool 14 / 12-2019
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Salah with double hits for Liverpool Photo: Bildbyrån