Africa Cup of Nations can give Mohamed Salah the missing piece of his glorious legacy
by Karl Matchett
Jan 10, 2024
4 minutes
The proudest history, the biggest records, one of the favourites heading into this month’s tournament. Morocco and Senegal might be the big two right now, but Egypt have been Africa Cup of Nations winners on seven occasions and will have an air of expectation about them to go far once more this year.
And, adding reason and weight to that expectation, they have . The 31-year-old is the Pharaohs’ captain, one of Africa’s all-time best footballers and heads to the tournament in the Ivory Coast in a rich vein of form. He’s also likely to become Egypt’s record goalscorer sooner or later, currently sat 13 behind
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