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Mohamed Salah — one of the best soccer players in the world — has tested positive for coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association confirmed.
The 28-year-old Egyptian superstar will now begin a self-isolation period — where he must remain until he’s cleared to return to action by medical officials.
“The medical swab conducted on the mission of our first national football team showed that our international player, Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool, was infected with the Coronavirus,” the EFA said in a statement,.
Officials say Salah is not showing any symptoms — and no other members of the Egyptian team have tested positive.
Salah is a beast on the pitch — he’s won the Golden Boot for leading the Premiere League in scoring in two separate seasons (’17-’18, ’18-’19) and was the BBC African Footballer of the year in 2017 and 2018.
Salah is just the latest elite soccer athlete to deal with COVID — both Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar tested positive earlier this year but recovered and returned to action soon after.