Mo Salah gets chance to make up for Sadio Mane agony after Jurgen Klopp verdict
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Mohamed Salah now has an opportunity to respond three years on after Sadio Mane's Senegal crushed Egypt’s hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup.
Salah could this week become the second African soccer icon, after Achraf Hakimi, to secure his place at the 2026 World Cup in North America.
The Liverpool forward will captain Egypt in a crucial Group A African zone qualifier against Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
A victory for the Pharaohs would guarantee them first place in the group with two matches to spare.
Salah converted a penalty in Egypt’s 2-0 win over Ethiopia in Cairo on Friday, while Manchester City striker Omar Marmoush also scored from the spot, helping maintain a five-point lead over Burkina Faso.
Earlier the same day, Burkina Faso defeated 10-man Djibouti 6-0, with Brentford’s new signing Dango Ouattara atoning for a missed penalty by scoring twice, including from the spot.
Egypt defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 in Cairo last year, thanks to a blistering start as Mahmoud Hassan, better known as Trezeguet, scored twice within the opening seven minutes.
So far in this World Cup qualifying campaign, Egypt has netted 16 goals in seven matches, with Salah contributing seven and Trezeguet five.
Salah currently sits second in the Golden Boot race, just one goal behind Gabon’s Denis Bouanga.
Salah missed the decisive penalty in Egypt’s play-off shootout defeat to Senegal, a miss that ultimately denied his nation a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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