Liverpool have seen a request relating to Mohamed Salah rejected by Egypt.

During January’s Africa Cup of Nations, Salah worried Liverpool fans up and down the land as he was taken off with a suspected hamstring injury.

The Egyptian ended up missing nearly a month of action and returned against Brentford last month.

However, Salah has not featured for the Reds since his outing at the Gtech Community Stadium due to an apparent reoccurrence of the injury.

Ahead of the international break, Liverpool requested for Salah to be left out of Egypt’s squad.

The Pharaohs are set to partake in a friendly tournament in the United Arab Emirates, which will also include the likes of Tunisia, Croatia and New Zealand.

However, their request has been refused.

A statement from the Egyptian Football Association read: “We have already received a letter from Liverpool to exempt Mohamed Salah from the upcoming camp due to his injury.

“We sent the name of Mohamed Salah among the professional players that we are requesting to include in the next camp a few days ago.”

It continued: “It is our right to include any professional player as long as it is at the time of the international agenda, and the issue of whether or not to include him is in the hands of the national team’s technical staff, led by Hossam Hassan.

“It is still too early to decide the matter, and if Mohamed Salah plays any match in the time before the start of the camp, we will adhere to his inclusion, and he will be examined and his readiness determined by the medical staff of the Egyptian national team.”

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Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s victory against Nottingham Forest, Jurgen Klopp gave a brief update on Salah’s progress.

He said: “I don’t think Mo is too far off but he will not be on the pitch tomorrow and from there we have to go.

“Touch and go, Mo is a bit longer, maybe next week is possible, he is on the way back, definitely. Not for tomorrow.”

Liverpool are back in action on Thursday against Sparta Prague before taking on Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com