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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Egypt will expect more from star man Mohamed Salah against Guinea-Bissau as the record seven-time champions attempt to bounce back from an opening loss to Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

The Liverpool forward cut an isolated and frustrated figure as Egypt lost 1-0 to the Super Eagles in Garoua, suffering their first group stage defeat at the continental tournament since 2004.<\/p>\n

It could be argued there is no better player in the world right now than the 29-year-old forward, who has scored 54 times for Liverpool since the start of last season.<\/p>\n

But Salah has struggled to hit those same heights of late for his country, and is without a goal for Egypt in his last six appearances having drawn a blank so far in 2022 World Cup qualifying.<\/p>\n

He has downplayed Egypt’s chances of lifting the trophy, suggesting the Pharaohs are not the title favourites, but expectations remain high for a team that bitterly disappointed on home soil in 2019.<\/p>\n

Dreams of an eighth Cup of Nations crown quickly turned into a nightmare three years ago as Egypt were bundled out in the last 16 by South Africa in front of 80,000 disbelieving fans in Cairo and millions more around the country.<\/p>\n

While the 24-team format affords sides more leeway, Egypt now face the very realistic prospect of drawing reigning champions Algeria or Ivory Coast in the next round — assuming they advance from Group D.<\/p>\n

Carlos Queiroz, hired in September to replace Hossam El Badry, admitted Egypt need to raise their level.<\/p>\n

“The performance in the first half was very poor and this is the truth, we were not on the field,” said Queiroz after the Nigeria defeat.<\/p>\n

“We lost this match but there are six points we must get against Sudan and Guinea-Bissau to qualify.”<\/p>\n

The odds will be heavily in Egypt’s favour against Saturday’s opponents, Guinea-Bissau, who are making their third consecutive finals appearance but have yet to win a game at Africa’s flagship competition.<\/p>\n

For Egypt to make a deep run though, they will need Salah, one of three finalists for the FIFA best men’s player award, to rediscover his magic on the international stage.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think we are the first candidate (to win) this tournament, but we do our best to win it,” Salah said earlier this week.<\/p>\n

“We have a good coach. We have a good team. We have a very good group and they’ve played for the national team for 10, 11, years now so I know we have (a) very good team.<\/p>\n

“So, we give our best and hopefully we win it.”<\/p>\n

Liverpool will be keeping a close eye on Egypt’s fortunes, along with those of Sadio Mane’s Senegal, with contract talks involving Salah a key topic of conversation around Anfield.<\/p>\n

Salah has fewer than 18 months left on his current deal and in a recent interview with GQ magazine said he wanted to be rewarded for his huge contribution.<\/p>\n

“I want to stay, but it’s not in my hands,” he said. “It’s in their hands. They know what I want. I’m not asking for crazy stuff.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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