Why the AFCON is legacy-defining for Salah

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Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Often overlooked for the African Player of the Year award, Salah's name tends to sit alongside those names as peers but a triumph at Morocco's AFCON could set him apart as the unequivocally acclaimed king of Africa. After scoring in Egypt's opening game, Salah's injury in the following group clash forced him to return to his club.

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jamie Carragher gave his take after Salah's explosive outburst after he was benched again for Liverpool's draw at Leeds, earlier this month "One thing I just want to remind Mo Salah and maybe his agent is that before he came to Liverpool, Mo Salah was known as the guy who failed at Chelsea."That's just a fact. Mo Salah's never won the AFCON.

All that's telling you is, no matter how good a player you are, you need help from your team-mates, your manager and fans."No doubt, Carragher's words will fuel Salah in Morocco, but is the AFCON the yardstick for Africa's best?Drogba never claimed the trophy despite featuring in a golden generation Ivory Coast team, who went on to win the competition a year after his retirement. And so will Salah's own hopes of being crowned Africa's finest.