The special gift Mohamed Salah received ahead of scoring injury-time winner for Egypt

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Mohamed Salah has found himself back among the goals after losing his starting place at Liverpool.It has been an interesting few weeks for the winger after he called out Liverpool post-Leeds United.Salah’s future remains up in the air heading towards the January transfer window, but his attention is currently away from club football.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 The 33-year-old departed Anfield on December 15 to link up with Egypt for this season’s AFCON.They began their campaign on Monday evening, coming from behind to beat ZimbabweAdidas’ gift to Liverpool star Mohamed SalahEgypt have won the competition more than every other country, securing silverware on seven occasions throughout history.However, they have not won the AFCON since 2010, meaning Salah has never lifted the trophy.This term’s campaign got off to a nervy start for the Liverpool forward and his teammates, going 1-0 down after 20 minutes.Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty ImagesBut Manchester City striker Omar Marmoush put Egypt back on level terms shortly after the hour mark.Salah then stepped up in the 91st minute to make it 2-1 and secure his team the three points.The forward scored that winner while wearing a special gift he received from Adidas prior to the tournament.As per ESPN Africa, “adidas created special edition Egyptian-inspired F50 boots for Mo Salah at AFCON, with ‘Egyptian King’ written on the back. 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 Mohamed Salah stats for Egypt vs ZimbabweIt was a difficult night for Egypt, who missed a number of key chances before eventually coming away with the win.In the end, it was Salah who stepped up and earned himself the highest rating in the fixture (8.7), as per Sofascore.He created two big chances for his teammates on the night and made a total of six key passes.Salah completed 31 of his 41 attempted passes, managed two dribbles, won five of seven ground duels, and missed one big chance.Egypt are back in AFCON action on December 26 against South Africa at 3pm UK time. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox