Bad news for Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah tested positive for coronavirus ahead of Egypt 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo.

The 28-year-old forward was due to play for his country recently won the Aspire Award on Thursday ahead of African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

According to a deleted statement on the EFA website said via Goal “The medical swab conducted on our national football team showed that our player, Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool, is infected with coronavirus after his test came back positive, although he does not suffer from any symptoms, while the other members of the team tested negative.

🔴 اعادة اختبار كورونا لثلاثة لاعبين من مصر وتوجو ….. ⬇️⬇️

اشارت معامل وزارة الصحة إلى ايجابية اختبار ثلاثة لاعبين من منتخبي مصر وتوجو التي اجريت لهما قبل مباراة الفريقين غدا .. ومن المقرر أن تجرى اختبارات أخرى للاعبين المذكورين لتحديد موقفهم من المشاركة#EFApic.twitter.com/FIcB8QTxbp

— EFA.eg (@EFA) November 13, 2020

Salah becomes Liverpool fifth player to contracted coronavirus infections since the start of the season, with Sadio Mane, Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri, and Kostas Tsimikas.

source:- fcnaija