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Egypt FA head flies to Turkey to settle Mohamed Salah dispute
October 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM · Updated 20m ago
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Egypt FA president Hani Abu Reda has flown to Turkey to meet Mohamed Salah and resolve his dispute with the national team's coaching staff.
- Abu Reda traveled to Turkey on Saturday for a meeting with Salah over the dispute that followed the September camp.
- Salah left the camp after being substituted in the 60th minute of the Angola draw; coach Hossam Hassan said the change was technical.
- Sports ministry media adviser Mohamed El-Shazly said no crisis remains and Salah will join the November camp.
- Egypt's squad and camp begin November 9 in Cairo ahead of Malawi qualifiers scheduled for November 13 and 17.
- Abu Reda's trip came on an official invitation from Turkish Football Association president Ibrahim Haji Osmanoglu to open new cooperation between the federations.
- The visit includes attending a Trabzonspor match alongside the planned meeting with Salah.
- Abu Reda and Turkish federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu agreed to prepare a protocol covering youth and women's camps, referee development, and institutional cooperation.



