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Mohamed Salah Delivers Emotional Speech To Egypt Teammates After Crucial Penalty Miss Against Senegal

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Updated 07:53 31 Mar 2022 GMT+1Published 07:50 31 Mar 2022 GMT+1

Mohamed Salah Delivers Emotional Speech To Egypt Teammates After Crucial Penalty Miss Against Senegal

Egypt failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing on penalties to Senegal.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

Footage has emerged of Mohamed Salah giving an emotional speech to his Egypt teammates after missing a crucial penalty in their World Cup play-off final defeat to Senegal.

In a repeat of February’s Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal beat Egypt in a penalty shootout to book their place in Qatar.

Egypt had won the play-off final first leg 1-0 in Cairo last week thanks to a goal from Salah before the teams met again in the second leg in Diamniadio on Tuesday night.

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An own goal from Egypt midfielder Hamdi Fathi levelled the tie, which eventually went to a shootout after no further goals were scored.

Salah missed his spot kick before his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane went on to score the decisive penalty to send his team to the World Cup.

In footage which has surfaced on social media after the match, Salah can be seen delivering an emotional speech to his teammates in which he reportedly hints at international retirement.

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“I am honoured that I played with you and I am very proud to play with you whether I am with you or not in the future,” said Salah, according to Egyptian journalist Ismael Mahmoud.

Senegal could be punished by FIFA after a number of fans shone lasers at Egypt’s players during the penalty shootout.

Several green lasers were directed at Salah’s face as he attempted to take his penalty. 

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The Liverpool forward then had to be escorted down the tunnel at full-time after Senegal fans invaded the pitch.

Security guards prevented a number of supporters from reaching Salah and were forced to protect him from projectiles in shocking scenes at Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade.

The Egyptian FA has since claimed that their players were subjected to racist abuse from the stands during the match and that their team bus was attacked by fans on the way to the game.

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A statement from the Egyptian FA said: "The Egypt national team have been exposed to racism with offensive signs in the stands against the Egyptian players in general, and Mohamed Salah in particular.

"The crowd also intimidated the players by throwing bottles and rocks on them during the warm-up.

"The Egyptian group's busses have also been exposed to assaults that led to broken windows and injuries; filed with pictures and videos as proof in the complaint submitted."

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A FIFA spokesperson told Sky Sports News: "FIFA is currently in the process of analysing the official match reports of the FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Senegal and Egypt.

"The relevant information included in the match reports will be evaluated by the competent disciplinary bodies before deciding on the next steps to be taken."

Featured Image Credit: Twitter: Ismael Mahmoud

Topics: Egypt, Senegal, Football World Cup, Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, Football

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.

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