Soccer-Salah leads Egypt at African Cup of Nations


Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Final - Senegal v Egypt - Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon - February 6, 2022 Egypt's Mohamed Salah looks dejected after losing the Africa Cup of Nations REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

CAIRO (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah will lead Egypt at the African Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, skippering a 27-man squad named by coach Rui Vitoria.

The group includes all but two of the starting line-up for the last Cup of Nations final two years ago, when Egypt lost on penalties to Senegal in Yaounde.

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