EFA requests exemption from FIFA to allow Salah to participate in World Cup qualifiers

The latest chapter in the Egyptian Football Association’s attempts to bring in Liverpool FC forward Mohamed Salah involves the EFA bringing the issue to FIFA in order to get an exception for Salah to join up with the Pharaohs for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Liverpool is standing firm by refusing to release Salah due to a mandatory quarantine period the attacker would need to undergo upon his return from national team duty, as Egypt is a country listed by the United Kingdom that requires extra traveling Covid-19 related restrictions. Ahram reports comments from EFA interim president Ahmed Megahed to Egyptian television regarding the steps the EFA is taking to bring Salah into the squad for games against Angola and Gabon.