鈥榃e will not play Mo Salah unless he has totally recovered鈥�

Mohamed Salah boards the team bus after arriving with the Egypt team at an airport outside Grozny, Russia. (AP)
  • Verdict of Egypt team doctor
  • Salah arrives in Russia with everyone wondering when he will play

GROZNY, Russia: Egypt鈥檚 Mohamed Salah arrived in Russia Sunday, with the Pharaohs hopeful the star striker can complete a dramatic injury comeback in time for their opening World Cup match against Uruguay.
Salah and his teammates touched down in Grozny ahead of Egypt鈥檚 third appearance at the World Cup, ending a drought stretching back to 1990.
The seven-time African champions play their opening Group A fixture on Friday, June 15, against Uruguay.
鈥淭he team is ready for the competition and morale is high,鈥� national team manager Ihab Leheta told AFP at the Grozny International Airport.
The Pharaohs have never progressed beyond the group stages and Salah is seen as crucial to their chances of making an impression at the tournament in Russia.
The goal-scoring talisman has been sidelined since exiting Liverpool鈥檚 3-1 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid in tears after injuring his shoulder when Sergio Ramos wrestled him to the ground.
But such has been his form for the English Premiership club 鈥� 44 goals in all competitions for the season 鈥� that he has been included in Egypt鈥檚 squad even though there is no guarantee he will play.
Team doctor Mohamed Abou Al-Ela told ON Sport TV on Saturday night that they would make an assessment on Salah鈥檚 ability to play early this week.
鈥淲e won鈥檛 be able to tell until after two days,鈥� he said, declining to give any more details.
鈥淲e will not have him play unless he has totally recovered.鈥�
On May 30, Egypt officials said Salah would be out for 鈥渘ot more鈥� than three weeks, which would rule him out of the Uruguay match but put him in the frame for Russia on June 19 and 萝莉视频 on June 25.
The player attended Egypt鈥檚 final training session in Cairo on Saturday night but did not take part, restricting himself to briefly dribbling the ball on the corner of the pitch.