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The Egyptian Football Association\u2019s (EFA) votes for Mohamed Salah were not counted<\/a> during the Fifa Best Player 2019 rankings because the signatures on Egypt\u2019s ballots were in capital letters and not signed by the EFA\u2019s general secretary, according to Associated Press<\/a>. The ballots were therefore deemed unvalid, Fifa said. It was revealed last week that the EFA had not voted for Salah<\/a> in the awards, resulting in the Egyptian star removing \u201cEgyptian national team\u201d from his Twitter bio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Egyptian Football Association\u2019s (EFA) votes for Mohamed Salah were not counted during the Fifa Best Player 2019 rankings because the signatures on Egypt\u2019s ballots were in capital letters and not signed by the EFA\u2019s general secretary, according to Associated Press. The ballots were therefore deemed unvalid, Fifa said. 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