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What Mohamed Salah said of Muguna after Egypt tie

Football - Club World Cup - Final - Liverpool v Flamengo - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 21, 2019. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates winning the Club World Cup. [REUTERS/Corinna Kern]

It was a call. Actually, it was more of a request. A plea.

Minutes after Kenya held Egypt to a 1-1 draw in their second last Group G match of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Kasarani Stadium, Egyptian Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah sauntered into the Harambee Stars changing room.

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