Liverpool's Mo Salah has been ruled out of Egypt's upcoming matches against Kenya and Comoros with an ankle injury.
The forward has been struggling with the issue for the last five weeks and the injury was aggravated after a tackle from Fernandihno in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
Salah was subbed late in the game at Anfield.
The Egyptian FA has confirmed he'll sit out the international break, tweeting a picture of Salah in a protective boot:
بعد الفحوصات الطبية @MoSalah لن يشارك في مباراتي الفراعنة أمام كينيا وجزر القمر 👇🏻#ThePharaohs pic.twitter.com/nuDy7JfEtC
— Egypt National Football Team (@Pharaohs) November 12, 2019
"The medical staff of our national team, under the leadership of Dr Mohamed Abul-Ela, confirmed the lack of readiness of Mohamed Salah to play the matches against Kenya and Comoros after intensive tests."
The statement said the injury needed "a period of treatment to recover".
"The player had come to the camp on Tuesday) morning after arriving in Cairo late yesterday evening and watched the evening training that the team played at the Burj Al Arab Stadium."
Liverpool's next game is away to Crystal Palace on November 23rd and they'll be hopeful their star forward will have recovered in time.
