Egypt supporters carry a portraits of Mohamed Salah ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group A match between Uganda and Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium in the Egyptian capital on June 30, 2019. PHOTO | KHALED DESOUKI | AFP
What you need to know:
A story is told of how Salah, valued once turned down the gift of a luxury villa from Zamalek’s former president, Mamdouh Abbas, urging the leader to give the donation to his hometown.
Such actions have endeared the Liverpool star to the Egyptian people and his influence on them. His village’s local youth club, where Salah once played, and his old school have been renamed after him.
Anything he posts on social media is instantly devoured by his millions of fans.
