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Egypt suffered a surprise defeat in the last 16 games of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night, which means an exit from the competition for Mohamed Salah and his teammates.
Salah's 2018/19 season came to an end the day many Liverpool teams returned for preparatory training for the 2019/20 season.
The Cairo International Stadium was stunned by the silence when South Africa scored what turned out to be the only goal of the match thanks to Thembinkosi Lorch in the 85th minute.
This meant a shockwave for the host country and the end of Salah's dream of raising the trophy in his country.
Sadio Mane of the Senegalese team will face Benin in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
South Africa has just finished the group stage and the hosts of Egypt, the tournament favorites …
But it is Thembinkosi Lorch with the aim of sending #BafanaBafana up to the neighborhoods! #PraiseTheLorch #EGYRSA # TotalAFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/2FlF87MaU2
– James Nalton (@JDNalton) July 6, 2019
Salah's exit at this point means that he will return to Liverpool a little earlier than expected. If his Egyptian team had reached the final, he would have missed the opening game of the season.
The players have at least three weeks off in the summer, which means that Salah will join his teammates at the end of July. He could be involved in the Community Shield against Man City on August 4th.
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