We are playing the Asian Cup as titleholders and in our own home, so we have to perform and show to the fans that we mean business.

On 16 June 2019, Salah provided two assists after coming on as a substitute in 3–1 win over Guinea in friendly warm-up game for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, wearing the captain's armband for the first time in his international career. Salah is regarded as a symbol of national pride in Egypt for his achievements [9] [10] and was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in 2019. It also looks set to host the 2034 World Cup as the only candidate left in the bidding process and is staging the next edition of the Asian Cup in 2027. In the 1968/1969 season, UEFA introduced a rule to permanently award the trophy to any club that won the competition for three seasons in a row. Qatar Sports Investments has a strong foothold in European soccer as the owner of Paris Saint-Germain.Following Egypt's exit from the World Cup, Salah stayed in his home country for his pre-season holiday. On 9 March, he scored Roma's opening goal in an eventual 4–2 defeat to Lyon in the first leg of the round of sixteen in the 2016–17 Europa League. At the end of the season, Fiorentina activated an option to make the loan move permanent, but Salah refused the move. Seven of those stadiums are being deployed again for the Asian Cup and five have been used in the Qatari league. He went on to score in his following two matches, a 2–1 loss against Sampdoria and a 5–1 win against Carpi.

mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli]; [5] born 15 June 1992), known as Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team.On 20 September, Salah scored his first goal of the season against Sassuolo to help Roma salvage a point as the match ended in a 2–2 draw. The state-of-the-art World Cup stadiums remain as one of the best memories of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and fans are just excited to attend matches at the venues,” Ballan said. On 16 November, Salah scored four goals in Egypt's 6–0 win over Djibouti, and became Egypt's highest goalscorer in World Cup qualification matches overtaking Mohamed Aboutrika. Later that month, Liverpool won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, with Salah receiving the Golden Ball award for Player of the Tournament. The current trophy bears the names of every team that has won the league since the 1960-1961 season.

Regarded as a quick, mobile, hard-working and tactical player, with good technique and an eye for goal, Salah is predominantly known for his speed, movement, clinical finishing, agility, dribbling skills, first touch, and ball control, as well as his ability to use both his pace and flair on the ball to beat opponents, and create scoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. Swiss Super League club Basel had been monitoring Salah for some time, [27] so following the Egyptian Premier League suspension, the club organised a friendly match with the Egypt national under-23 team. While the Qatari league has attracted former Liverpool and Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho and former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, it pales in comparison to the signings being made by Saudi teams. The Serie A cup was originally known as the Trophy of the Champions of Italy and was designed by renowned sculptor Ettore Calvelli in 1960. He joined the club on 1 July upon the opening of the summer transfer window, becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player.On 30 August, Salah was named on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, coming in third place, [138] and was also included on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Forward of the Season, coming in second place. In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup on 14 August, Salah scored Liverpool's fifth and ultimately decisive penalty in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea, after the game had finished 2–2 after extra time.