Senegal are expected to secure their runners-up spot after defeating defending champions Ivory Coast with a resounding 3-0 win in the semi-finals. Morocco's encounter with Uganda is predicted to be a closer affair, ending in a 1-0 victory.

Mohamed Salah has received overwhelming support in Egypt following his recent criticism of Liverpool, with senior figures and fans closing ranks around

Mohamed Salah has joined up with the Egypt national team for the Africa Cup of Nations, but supercomputer predictions could see him return to Liverpool sooner than expected

The Egypt international returned to action on Saturday with the league champions after being dropped following an incendiary interview.

Mohamed Salah has received a rapturous welcome from Liverpool fans after coming on as a first-half substitute against Brighton.

Salah’s stunning outburst after a third successive game on the bench, which saw him claim he was being made a scapegoat and was perhaps being pushed out of Anfield, unsurprisingly saw him dropped from the squad that beat Inter 1–0 in the Champions League in midweek.

Mohamed Salah has a ‘deeper issue’ with Liverpool beyond being benched by Arne Slot, as the Egyptian is unconvinced by the club’s summer signings of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele has revealed.