Egyptian living legend Mohamed Salah is the go-to guy for club and country – and it’s not a mystery why. Simply put, he’s one of the best players in the world – if not the best. As such, he has the right to aim high.AFCON 2021: Action packed day three as champs Algeria, Nigeria, Egypt playSpeaking ahead of Egypt’s opening match against Nigeria, Salah spoke of his desire to win a trophy with the Pharaohs.”Egypt is not the first candidate to win the tournament, but we will try to win it. I’m a player in a team of 11 so we’ll have to work as a team to get there. I haven’t won a major tournament with my country even though I’ve been playing for the national team for ten years. I’ll love to do that and hopefully this AFCON will be it.”16.00: (1.15) Algeria (8.50) Sierra Leone (25.0)Besides the efforts to do well in Cameroon, Salah faces a battle to secure a new contract at Liverpool. The will is there, but Mo’s quotes published in GQ suggest that the Egyptian isn’t happy with the appreciation he gets from the club officials at Anfield. As he put it – he isn’t asking for anything crazy to sign a new deal.”I want to stay at Liverpool, but it’s not in my hands. It’s in their hands. They know what I want. I’m not asking for crazy stuff. The thing is when you ask for something and they show you they can give you something they should because they appreciate what you did for the club. I’ve been here for my fifth year now. I know the club very well. I love the fans. The fans love me. But with the administration, they have been told the situation. It’s in their hands.”Mohamed Salah isn’t making ‘crazy’ demands to stay at Liverpool 📝 pic.twitter.com/K7WaPuwpUe— GOAL (@goal) January 11, 2022 Mo said that his goal is to become the best football player in the world even though he missed out on the award in the latest Ballon D’Or ceremony.”If you asked me if this was a drive for me to be here? Yeah, of course. I can’t lie and say I didn’t think about it. I want to be the best player in the world. But I will have a good life even if I don’t win the Ballon d’Or. My life is OK, everything is fine.”His life is good, but it’ll get even better if he goes all the way in Cameroon.AFRICA CUP OF NATIONSGroup DTuesday19.00: (3.00) Nigeria (3.10) Egypt (2.80)22.00: (3.40) Sudan (3.00) Guinea B. (2.50)***odds are subject to change
