Report: Why thousands of fans were able to watch Mohamed Salah's Egypt for completely free

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Mohamed Salah has returned to form on the back of what has been a difficult few weeks at Liverpool.Salah was dropped by Arne Slot for their Champions League meeting with Inter Milan.He was back in the squad for the 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion, but there is still talk about a Liverpool exit in 2026.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Gut feeling, has Mohamed Salah played his last game for Liverpool?

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Salah’s agent was speaking to Liverpool last week, but the player himself has now turned his attention towards international duty.Fans able to watch Egypt beat Zimbabwe for freeEgypt kicked off their AFCON campaign on December 22 with a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe.Omar Marmoush equalised in the 64th minute of the tie before Salah scored a late winner.It was a great moment for the fans inside the stadium, many of whom, it turns out, watched the clash for free.As per Le Parisien, the stadium was almost empty when Monday evening’s meeting got underway.In turn, ‘faced with empty seats and the disastrous image an empty stadium would project for the competition, they [AFCON organisers] decided to open the stadium gates to spectators free of charge.’Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty ImagesIt led to thousands of fans making their way to the Stade Adrar to watch Salah and his teammates in action for zero charge.The report claims that by the end of the fixture, over 30,000 supporters were in attendance.Whether that is something we will see continue across the tournament is not yet known, but it seems even the lure of Salah wasn’t enough to fill a stadium at this stage of the competition. Name the players who actually had a better 2024/25 season than Mo Salah ⚽ The Best FIFA Men’s 11 2025Gianluigi DonnarummaAchraf HakimiWillian PachoVirgil van DijkNuno MendesCole PalmerVitinhaPedriJude BellinghamOusmane DembeleLamine YamalCredit: Chris Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images 👇 Join the debate; share your insight.

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Omar Marmoush in awe of Liverpool star Mohamed SalahElsewhere, the Liverpool forward has received high praise from one of his teammates.Speaking on Manchester City’s official podcast, the latest episode of which came out on Monday, Marmoush spoke about how unbelievable it was to link up with Salah for the national team.He said: “Yeah, when I first went to the national team, it was crazy. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox