Egypt coach: Salah wants to win AFCON
by KickOff Reporter · KickOffEgypt coach Hossam Hassan has warned rivals that Mohamed Salah is extremely motivated ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
The Pharaohs have won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven times, but their last success came in 2010.
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Salah has been in the headlines following his explosive interview a couple of weeks ago, when he called out Reds coach Arne Slot after he was named on the bench for a third straight game.
“I am always in contact with Mohamed Salah, and I met him when he joined the camp. He has great motivation," Hossam told reporters, as per Pan-Africa Football.
"Since I took over the national team, Salah went through some decline in form, but he always regains his balance with the national team because he finds himself with us and with his teammates.
"Mohamed Salah will remain an icon and one of the best players in the world. His morale is very high, and we must not forget that Mohamed Salah wants to win the Africa Cup of Nations.
"God willing, he and his teammates will do something special for their country.”
Egypt open their group stage campaign against Zimbabwe on Monday night.