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Good news for Kenya as Mohamed Salah out of today’s tie

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. [REUTERS/Andrew Yates]

National football team Harambee Stars face a stern test of character when they clash with African giants Egypt tonight (7pm) in the opening Group G match of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.

But the good news for Francis Kimanzi’s side, who held their first training session in Alexandria on Tuesday, is that the Pharaohs will have to play the game without the influential Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.

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