Mohamed Salah provided his honest opinion about Egypt national team’s supporters ahead of their AFCON encounter tonight.
Mohamed Salah has asked Egypt fans to provide their complete support ahead of their Round of 16 AFCON clash against Ivory Coast on Wednesday night.
The 29-year-old has been the star face of his national side since the beginning of the 33rd edition of the competition. Howbeit, the Liverpool star has only managed to score one goal from the first three games.
Salah has therefore sent an inspiring message for all the supporters of his country, Egypt as they face the Elephants this evening.
He said: “We are the Egyptian national team. And in order for us to win, each player must feel that the fans are behind the team.”
“This won’t affect Mohamed [Salah], because I have been playing international football for ten years, but there are other players who just joined for the first time, and they are, God willing, the future of this team.”
“This is my advice to people. And I don’t mean to attack anyone, as it’s not in my interest to do so. I hope that you will support the national team as it was in the past.”
“If you love Egypt and the Egyptian national team, you should support the team and not a specific player. You harm the player and make him feel that he’s more important than the team, and this is not true. There is no player more important than the team, whether it’s me or anyone else.”
“Also, my message to people in the TV studios is that I hope you can talk about the entire team. And not one or two individuals. I don’t follow these shows, but there are those who follow and are affected by them.”
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