Egypt coach: Mohamed Salah was removed from the Senegal match for this reason

The coach of the Egyptian national team, Portuguese Queiroz, sent a message to the Egyptian public in order to support the Pharaohs in the deciding match against Senegal tomorrow, Friday, noting that Mohamed Salah may leave the match and rely on the audience due to his importance and influence in such matches.

And in a special message to the Egyptian public, through statements to “On Time Sports” channel: “We need to support 100 million Egyptians on this day and to be at the heart of one man, and I ask everyone to wear the Egyptian national team shirt and raise the flag on the balconies of the houses.”

Egypt will play two crucial matches against its Senegalese counterpart, the first will be tomorrow, Friday, at Cairo Stadium, and the second match will be next Tuesday in Dakar.

The coach explained that the Senegal match is the final of the World Cup for him and his players, pointing out that the Senegal match will be 180 minutes in two halves in Cairo and Dakar. I know that the public will bear great difficulties in this meeting, especially as we are facing a strong team the size of Senegal, and I ask the public to be the 12th player in my team, and he is the most important player.”

 He continued, laughing, "It is possible for me to take out Mohamed Salah and rely on the 12th player, given his importance and influence in such matches. I respect the Senegalese team, but the Egyptian team can fulfill the dreams of millions of its fans, and I hope the public will be able to take responsibility and support the players."

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