Mo Salah named captain of Egypt’s national football team

Mohamed Salah has been named the new captain of Egypt’s national football team, recently-appointed head coach Hossam El Badry announced on Saturday, according to the local press. Speculation was rife that Salah may leave the Pharaohs following tension with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) for allegedly not voting for Salah to receive the Best Fifa Men’s Player Award. Fifa later explained that their votes were not counted because they were invalid.