Mohamed Salah’s Egypt have suffered a shock exit at the 2019 African Cup of Nations as they lost 1-0 in the Round of 16 to South Africa.
Liverpool have a policy of giving players three weeks off after the end of their season, meaning if Egypt had made the final on July 19th, Salah would not have returned until August 8th, which is the day Liverpool face Norwich in the Premier League opener.
However, with Egypt now suffering the shock loss, Salah could return sometime around Liverpool’s game with Napoli in Scotland on July 28th.
That now means that Salah could be available for the start of Liverpool’s season, including the Community Shield clash against Manchester City at Wembley on August 4th.
Salah will be devastated to have failed to win the AFCON on home soil but his loss, and Egypt’s loss, could be Liverpool’s gain as they should get Salah back early, which is a bonus especially as Sadio Mane is still at the tournament and he could miss game time with the Reds if Senegal defeat Benin, as expected, on July 10th.
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