Salah’s absence poses a challenge.. What do the numbers for the confrontations between Egypt and Guinea Bissau say?

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Salah’s absence poses a challenge.. What do the numbers for the confrontations between Egypt and Guinea Bissau say?

Attention is turning to the upcoming confrontation between the Egyptian national team and its counterpart Guinea-Bissau, within the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, amid the absence of the Pharaohs’ star Mohamed Salah, the historical scorer for this confrontation, after Hossam Hassan, the coach, decided to exclude him from the match after deciding qualification for the World Cup.

The story of the clashes between the two newly elected teams began, as the two teams met for the first time in the African Cup of Nations. 2022 in Cameroon, and the Egyptian national team succeeded in achieving victory with an unanswered goal scored by Mohamed Salah, giving the Pharaohs three valuable points in the tournament.

As for the second match, it came in the first leg of the current qualifiers for the World Cup, and ended in a positive draw 1-1, in a match that witnessed strong competition between the two teams.

Mohamed Salah is the all-time top scorer in the confrontations between Egypt and Guinea Bissau. With two goals, after scoring in the previous two matches, his absence from the next match will constitute a real test for the Pharaohs in their search for offensive alternatives capable of making a difference.

The Egyptian national team hopes to continue its positive results against Guinea Bissau, and confirm its historical superiority, while the opposing team seeks to achieve the first victory in its history over the Pharaohs.