Why Mohamed Salah was left out of Egypt squad ahead of AFCON after Arne Slot row

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballMohamed SalahNeed to knowMohamed Salah was left out of Egypt's squad for the nation's friendly clash with Nigeria ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, as the Liverpool forward temporarily parts ways with Anfield following a bombshell Arne Slot statementMohamed Salah was left out of the Nigeria friendly(Image: Getty Images)Everything you need to know as Mohamed Salah was left out of Egypt's squad against Nigeria ahead of AFCON...Mohamed Salah makes bombshell Arne Slot claim: The Liverpool forward lambasted a lack of a relationship between himself and his manager after a 3-3 draw with Leeds United, in which he was left on the bench for. Read the full story here.Salah links up with Egyptian national team for AFCON: Following the Brighton match, Salah made his way to Morocco to link up with his national team mates ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

FIFA required all Premier League clubs to allow players to leave their club for the tournament by Monday, December 15.Forward dropped from squad for friendly: After missing Monday's training session with Egypt, Salah was understandably not named in the nation's squad for a pre-AFCON friendly with Nigeria. Mostafa Mohamed then put Egypt back in front moments after play had resumed to close out a 2-1 win.Egypt AFCON schedule: Egypt kickstart their AFCON endeavours with a clash with Zimbabwe come Monday, December 22, before taking on South Africa on Friday, December 26.

They then turn their attention to Angola on Monday, December 29 in their final clash of the group stages.The games Salah is guaranteed to miss: As a result of AFCON, Salah will miss Liverpool's upcoming outings with Tottenham Hotspur (December 20), Wolverhampton Wanderers (December 27) and Leeds United (January 1). Read the full story here.READ MORE: Mo Salah left out of Egypt squad as decision on Liverpool forward made