Mohamed Salah is fit & ready for the African Cup 2017
AS Roma manager Luciano Spaletti has said that Mohamed Salah is included in the squad for the top-of-the-table clash at reigning champions Juventus on Saturday after recovering from injury.
After sustaining a ligament damage in his right ankle earlier this month, Egypt winger Salah has been forced to miss Roma’s vital victories over Lazio and AC Milan in the past two weeks.
But with the pacey forward looking to have recuperated from injury in time, he has been called upon by his manager for the away clash at leaders Juventus, who are four points ahead of second-placed Roma, check out the stats for both teams on these betting websites.
“(Bruno) Peres, (Francesco) Totti and (Thomas) Vermaelen will still be assessed. Leonardo Paredes is out, Salah will instead be called,” Spaletti said on Friday.
“Salah’s acceleration will be vital. We will see how to make the most of it.”
Salah, 24, has been in outstanding form for Roma this season, having scored eight goals and contributed five assists in 14 Serie A starts so far.
He is expected to lead Egypt in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, which takes place in January next year.
The African tournament is set to be held in Gabon from 14 January to 5 February, the Pharaohs have been drawn in Group D alongside Ghana, Mali and Uganda.
Under the helm of the Argentinean coach Cuper, the record seven-time African champions will begin their training camp for the 2017 Nations Cup on 1 January and face Tunisia in their only friendly game before the tournament seven days later, you can see all the stats of the teams in the African Cup 2017 here on these betting websites.
Cuper has called up 11 foreign based-players, including Roma winger Mohamed Salah
The 11 foreign-based players are as follows:
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City – England), Mohamed Salah (Roma – Italy), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal – England), Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Ahly Jeddah – KSA), Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan (Royal Excel Mouscron – Belgium), Mahmoud “Kahraba” Abdel-Moneim (Ittihad Jeddah – KSA), Omar Gaber (Basel – Swiss), Ahmed “Kouka” Hassan (Braga – Portugal), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City – England), Karim Hafez (Racing Club de Lens – France), Amr Warda (Panetolikos – Greece).
Egypt go in the African Tournament with a Boost
With a victory over Ghana and topping the 2018 World Cup qualifiers group, Egypt climbed ten positions to 36 in the FIFA global football rankings published on 24 November, after placing 46th last month.
The Pharaohs played their second big game in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Ghana, beating the Black Stars 2-0 in Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab Stadium after defeating Congo 2-1 at Brazzaville.
Looking to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1990, Egypt lead Group E with six points, two ahead of challengers Uganda, who defeated Congo.
Egypt made it into the world’s top 10 when they won three successive CAN trophies in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
