The two strong teams of the tournament, Morocco and Egypt, will be without their captains in the matches of week 5 and week 6.
Morocco will play against Gabon on November 15, but their right-winger Hakim Ziyech will miss the game due to injury. According to head coach Walid Regragui, the Galatasaray player, who lacks match fitness, is still not ready.
The situation with Salah, however, is different. Liverpool’s winger Salah has started the season magnificently. Thanks to his contributions, Egypt’s position as the group leader is secured.
For this reason, it has been decided to rest him and protect him from potential injury. Therefore, Salah will not be featured in the games against Cape Verde and Botswana.
Both teams have deep squads. Neither team has lost a game in their four matches and has managed to collect 12 points.
Unless a football miracle happens, their leadership and qualification from the group are comfortably secured.
