FIFA World Cup: Mohamed Salah and the ghosts of Egypt’s ‘golden generation’
This article discusses the mixed feelings among Egyptian football fans regarding Mohamed Salah's achievements, particularly his World Cup qualifications, contrasting them with the unfulfilled potential of Egypt's "golden generation" who won multiple AFCON titles but never reached the World Cup. It highlights fan frustration over Salah's World Cup and AFCON final losses, despite his individual success, and the lingering nostalgia for past glories.
For some Egypt ian football fans, watching Mohamed Salah qualify with Egypt for two World Cups in 2018 and 2026 will never make up for the fact that the "golden generation" did not get their shot in 2006, 2010 or 2014.
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