Mohamed Salah imagines the reaction of the Egyptians in this scene!

The Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, said that he always imagined the reaction of the Egyptians if he won the Golden Ball and gave his country this important historical title in his football career, which puts it at the forefront of his priorities, as he put it, despite the difficulty of the task this season due to the unparalleled brilliance of Real Madrid star Karim Benzema. The strongest candidate to win the prize.

Salah said in an interview with the French magazine “France Football”: “Winning the Golden Ball will have a great impact on the Egyptians, as well as on the Middle East and Africa. There are hundreds of millions of people who will understand that they can achieve these exceptional awards. I come from a village in Egypt.” I succeeded, I can imagine the reaction of the Egyptians if I came to my country to present them with the Golden Ball.”

Salah said frankly: "Real Madrid will be a big obstacle for him in the 2022 Ballon d'Or race," referring to Benzema, who had a super season that led to Real Madrid winning the Spanish League title and the European Champions League.

He added, "It is true that I shocked my ranking in 2021, but this year, the defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final is definitely an obstacle for me."

Mohamed Salah ranked seventh in the Ballon d'Or rankings in 2021, and according to the European press, he is the most prominent candidate to compete strongly for this year's edition.

And he continued his statements: “Even if I played a good match in the final, there is difficulty, but it does not cancel everything I achieved over the months, let’s wait for the result of the vote, and if I do not win that award in 2022, I will do everything to be the winner in 2023.”

Regarding his future goals, he said: “I set myself a goal and then another. First, my goal was to be a key player in Basel, to become the best Egyptian player, then the best player in Africa in the year, and then I told myself that I could become the best African player in history.” Now there is the Ballon d'Or, I want to win it and join George Weah, the only African winner (in 1995), if I succeed, I will aim for the second."

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