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Mo Salah, the glue that binds Egypt

Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah drives the ball during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Egypt and DR Congo at the Cairo International Stadium on June 26, 2019. [Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP]

This man Mo Salah. Don’t the Egyptians just adore him? The Pharaohs have several individual talents and fans love each of them, but in truth, no one comes close to Mo Salah.

When the team was warming up before their match against DR Congo on Wednesday night, cheers greeted every touch an Egyptian player made, but whenever Mo Salah did, the noise was twice as much.

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