Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is a football star who has amazed with his amazing performances since moving to the Anfield. The Egyptian player is famous all avoer the world, however, there are still interesting facts about him that his supporters have better to know.
- He toiled and toiled from the start
While growing up, he had to travel from his native place, Nagrig to Cairo on ten different buses – five days a week for four years. This was an eight hour round journey.
- He is the jewel of Egypt
The Egyptian PM intervened and absolved him from his national duties to focus on football when his educational programme ended in 2014.
- He is a kind man
He performs charity to remove poverty in his hometown, Nagrig in Gharbia. The forward has donated money into building a new school and also helped in providing the latest medical equipment to the region’s hospital.
- Salah dropped the chargers when a thief entered into his home.
When he was finally caught, Salah’s father pressed charges, but Salah convinced his father to drop the charges. He met with the thief and donated some money to him and helped find him a job.
- He fell out with fans but won them back
Salah once wished his former Chelsea teammate Demba Ba, good wishes on Twitter. This enraged the Liverpool fans, but he won them back by scoring a ton of goals in the season.
- He is a fan of Muhammad Ali
He is a fan of the late Muhammad Ali. Like Ali, he keeps fighting back against all the odds
- He is also a big fan of the actors Khaled El Nabawy and Leonardo Dicaprio
Salah likes to watch movies and is a big fan of Leonardo Dicaprio and Egyptian actor Khaled El Nabawy.
- Loves to eat
Salah loves to eat and the first thing he does, when in Egypt is to get a serving of Kushari. Kushari is lentils, rice, and pasta mixed together with garlic vinegar and a spiced tomato sauce.
- Nicknames
Salah has several nicknames in Egypt. He is known as ‘The Pharaoh,’ ‘The Egyptian Messi,’ and ‘The Egyptian King.’
- Open Wedding
Salah invited his entire village to his marriage ceremony with childhood sweetheart Maggi in 2013, where thousands of guests wished the couple to celebrate their special day.
