The Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, said that he adheres to the dream of winning the Golden Ball award for this season, and admitted that he did not accept his ranking in last season's edition of the award granted by France Football magazine.
Real Madrid star Karim Benzema appears in the best hall to win the 2022 Ballon d'Or, given his brilliance at the individual level, scoring 44 goals in 46 games in all competitions with Real Madrid, in addition to winning the Spanish League and Champions League titles.
However, Salah has not given up yet, and clings to his dream of winning the prestigious award, and said in an interview with "France Football" magazine published today, Saturday, "It is great to hear your name associated with the Golden Ball award. I want to be crowned the best player in the world. The Golden Ball Award It is at the forefront of my goals."
He indicated that he aspires to repeat the achievement of Liberian "George Weah", the only African winner of the Golden Ball, stressing that he will not stop there, and said, "If I succeed (in winning the Golden Ball), I will seek to crown it again," acknowledging that he did not understand his ranking in the award. During the past year, when he was satisfied with seventh place behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Salah starred last season with Liverpool, scoring 31 goals and giving 16 assists, but he also faced major setbacks by losing the African Nations Cup final, excluding him from the decisive qualifying role for the World Cup, in addition to losing the Premier League title in the last stage by a point from Manchester City. And defeat in the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
The Egyptian captain said, "For this year, this defeat against Real Madrid is definitely an obstacle, although I played a good match in the final, but that loss does not cancel everything I've done in months. Let's wait for the jury's vote. And if I'm not the winner of the ball award The gold medal in 2022, I will do everything to be the next winner."
He added, "Such an award will have a huge impact in the Middle East and Africa. Hundreds of millions in these countries will understand that they can accomplish the most difficult things. Because I come from a village in Egypt, I succeeded. I imagine the reaction of my citizens if I presented the Golden Ball in Egypt."
It is noteworthy that the Ballon d'Or award ceremony will be held on October 17, in the French capital, Paris.