Egypt's progression at the Africa Cup of Nations has been powered by Mo Salah's goals - and his delayed return for Liverpool is actually good news for Arne Slot

Mohamed Salah has now reached 100 goal contributions for Egypt and he managed to reach that landmark in fewer games than both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Following his goal and assist against the Ivory Coast, the 33-year-old now has 65 goals and 35 assists in 111 international appearances.

Mohamed Salah 's Egypt defeated Benin 3-1 after extra time at to reach the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals. Marwan Attia curled in superbly from the edge of the box, before Jodel Dossou tapped in to level late on. In extra time, Egypt's Yasser Ibrahim nodded home before Mohamed Salah broke clear to wrap the match up.

Egypt’s second-half resilience earned them a dramatic comeback win over Zimbabwe, with a late Salah strike sealing the victory and propelling the Pharaohs to the top of Group B on Monday. This was after Zambia had fought back to deny Mali a victory in the first match of the day.

Mohamed Salah set up a goal in Liverpool's 2-0 win against Brighton on Saturday as he returned to action after an explosive outburst cast doubt over his future at the Premier League champions.

Two weeks in a row?” in the media mixed zone a week on from his stunning interview. Following Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Leeds last Saturday, Salah gave a