Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star and the Egyptian national team striker, sent a message to the Egyptian football fans before the start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Salah posted a picture of him with the Egyptian national team shirt, through his official account on Instagram.

Salah wrote with the photo: “the road is not easy, but we are going to fight to return with the cup. Keep backing us… Encourage Egypt.”

Egypt will play in a group that includes Nigeria, Guinea Bissau and Sudan in the first round of the African Cup of Nations, which starts in Cameroon on Sunday.

Salah arrived Cairo on a private plane, accompanied by his colleague Mohamed Elneny, in order to attend the Egypt national team camp, which is preparing for the African Cup of Nations finals.

The African Nations Championship will be held from January 9 to February 6 with the participation of 24 African teams.