Together with his Liverpool future unsure, Mohamed Salah is on worldwide obligation on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.
The 33-year-old is without doubt one of the most high-profile gamers on the match in Morocco, the place the Pharaohs have been thought-about among the many contenders for glory earlier than the beginning of play.
Egypt are probably the most profitable group in AFCON historical past, lifting the trophy seven occasions however going out on the last-16 stage on the previous 2023 version within the Ivory Coast.
Right here’s what you could find out about Mo Salah’s schedule and report at AFCON, in addition to his potential return date for his membership.
Mo Salah: Egypt AFCON fixtures, schedule
Egypt’s marketing campaign begins towards Zimbabwe in Agadir on December 22. They then play South Africa earlier than ending the preliminary section by taking up Angola in the identical metropolis every week later.
Monday, December 22
Egypt vs Zimbabwe, Agadir (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT)
Friday, December 26
Egypt vs South Africa, Agadir (15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT)
Monday, December 29
Egypt vs Angola, Agadir (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
Mo Salah schedule if Egypt win Group B
- Spherical of 16: January 5, Agadir (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Quarter-final: January 10, Agadir (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT)
- Semi-final: January 14, Tangier (17:00 GMT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT)
- Third-placed play-off: January 17, Casablanca (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Ultimate: January 18, Rabat (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT)
Mo Salah schedule if Egypt end second
- Spherical of 16: January 4, Rabat (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Quarter-final: January 9, Rabat (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT)
- Semi-final: January 14, Rabat (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT)
- Third-placed play-off: January 17, Casablanca (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Ultimate: January 18, Rabat (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT)
Mo Salah schedule if Egypt end third and qualify
- Spherical of 16: January 3, Tangier (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Quarter-final: January 9, Tangier (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Semi-final: January 14, Tangier (17:00 GMT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT)
- Third-placed play-off: January 17, Casablanca (16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT)
- Ultimate: January 18, Rabat (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT)
Trademark Mo Salah 🤌#TotalEnergiesAFCON pic.twitter.com/4QVDTb2CWA
— TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 (@CAF_Online) August 18, 2023
Learn how to watch Mo Salah at AFCON: TV channel, dwell on-line stream
Within the UK, dwell AFCON 2025 protection is on Channel 4. Within the USA, beIN Sports activities is the match broadcaster.
On-line dwell streaming is accessible on an enormous vary of units via Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports activities app.
When is Mohamed Salah again from AFCON?
The earliest Salah would return from AFCON can be after Egypt’s group stage ends on Monday, December 29.
The four-time Premier League prime scorer’s remaining match will likely be between January 3-5 if Egypt lose within the final 16.
1 / 4-final exit can be on January 9 or 10, whereas their final fixture will likely be on January 17 if they’re knocked out within the semi-finals or January 18 in the event that they attain the ultimate.
Liverpool Premier League fixtures: When might Salah play?
Liverpool are at residence to Leeds United within the league on January 1 (17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), however that might give Salah little greater than 48 hours’ potential relaxation together with travelling if Egypt have been to undergo a shock group stage exit.
Their match at Fulham can be likelier in that scenario, whereas Liverpool’s subsequent recreation if Egypt exit within the quarter-finals is away to Arsenal on January 8 (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT).
Additionally they host third-tier Barnsley within the FA Cup third spherical on January 12 (19:45 GMT / 14:45 ET / 11:45 PT) and Burnley within the league on January 17, however Salah will certainly miss each video games if Egypt attain the semi-finals.
He would even be more likely to miss the journey to Marseille within the Champions League on January 21 (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) if Egypt are within the remaining 4.
If Egypt go all the best way, the likeliest date when Salah can be obtainable for Liverpool once more is away to Bournemouth on January 24 (17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), assuming he isn’t carrying any accidents and doesn’t want additional relaxation.
They then host Qarabag within the Champions League on January 28 (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT)
Is Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool?
Salah’s AFCON participation might permit a cooling-off interval between the footballing icon and Liverpool after the reigning Premier League champions’ early-season stoop was compounded by disgruntled remarks made by their star ahead.
Having failed to start out 4 matches in a row, Salah mentioned he felt he had been “thrown underneath the bus” and claimed his relationship with supervisor Arne Slot had damaged down following a 3-3 draw at Leeds United on December 6.
Liverpool left Salah out of their squad for his or her subsequent 1-0 win at Inter within the Champions League, however tensions appeared to ease following discussions between Slot and the participant, who got here off the bench to arrange the second of Hugo Ekitike’s objectives in a 2-0 residence win over Brighton & Hove Albion on December 13.
That was Salah’s remaining recreation to this point of a Liverpool profession by which he has scored 250 objectives in 420 appearances.
Slot’s aspect are unbeaten since Salah was dropped following a 4-1 European residence defeat to PSV.
At his finest, Salah’s involvement empowers Liverpool with probably the greatest forwards in Premier League historical past – and their asking value if the Saudi Professional League make a mooted transfer for the Egypt captain in January is more likely to be larger if he isn’t in dispute with the membership.
British-record £125 million signing Alexander Isak and £79m France ahead Ekitike fashioned a part of Liverpool’s assault for his or her spectacular lead to Milan, demonstrating the abundance of choices Slot has up entrance.
When the second calls for management, legends rise. 🌟
Salah phrases earlier than 🇪🇬 vs 🇨🇲 penalty shootouts in 2021 #TotalEnergiesAFCON. pic.twitter.com/bLd6ND618M
— TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 (@CAF_Online) February 26, 2025
Has Mohamed Salah gained AFCON?
Salah has by no means been an AFCON champion, though he helped Egypt attain the ultimate of the 2017 and 2021 tournaments.
After scoring two objectives at every of the three editions from 2017, Salah scored in his nation’s opening 2-2 draw with Mozambique on the 2023 finals however missed nearly all the remainder of their run to the spherical of 16 via damage.
Egypt joined Algeria and Ivory Coast in going unbeaten via World Cup qualifying and could possibly be favoured by the 2025 match going down in North Africa, though host nation Morocco might take some stopping, incomes a record-extending nineteenth consecutive win in worldwide soccer by beating Comoros 2-0 within the first recreation.
AFCON 2025 teams, groups
Group A
- Comoros
- Mali
- Morocco
- Zambia
Group B
- Angola
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Group C
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
Group D
- Benin
- Botswana
- DR Congo
- Senegal
Group E
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
Group F
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Gabon
- Mozambique
The highest two groups from every group, plus one of the best 4 third-placed groups will advance to the spherical of 16.
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
All occasions are GMT.
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Casablanca, 14:00)
- Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakech, 17:00)
- Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Agadir, 20:00)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Tangier, 12:30)
- Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fes, 17:30)
- Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Rabat, 20:00)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca, 12:30)
- Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakech, 17:30)
- Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Agadir, 20:00)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakech, 12:30)
- Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Agadir, 15:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Casablanca, 17:30)
- Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Rabat, 20:00)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Rabat, 12:30)
- Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Tangier, 15:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Rabat 3, 17:30)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fes, 20:00)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Agadir, 12:30)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Casablanca, 15:00)
- Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Rabat, 17:30)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon, (Marrakech, 20:00)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
- Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
- Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
- Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
- Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
- Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
- Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 spherical of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
- SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
- SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
- SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
- SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 remaining
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)
