Egypt’s FA president Hany Abo Rida has denied claims that Mohamed Salah could leave the World Cup early amid rumours of a rift in the national camp.
Egypt have already been eliminated from the tournament, having lost their opening two Group A games against Uruguay and Russia.
Salah played no part in the 1-0 defeat against Uruguay due to concerns over his injured shoulder, but managed to score a consolation from the spot against the tournament hosts despite clearly not being fully fit.
Reports surfaced this week that the Liverpool star will head home early and miss Egypt’s final group game against Saudi Arabia – who have also been eliminated.
However, Abo Rida moved quickly on Friday to dismiss those suggestions, insisting there is no rift between the players and that Salah will be available for the dead rubber next week.
“I have no idea about Liverpool,” the EFA boss told reporters.
“But we have our captain Mohamed Salah and under the rules FIFA requires him to be inside his camp and requires him to stay with his team.”