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Salah named in Trabzonspor squad for Conference League opener against KuPS
October 14, 2026 at 09:00 AM · Updated 2d ago
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Trabzonspor coach Thomas Reis has named Mohamed Salah in the squad for Thursday's Conference League match against Finland's KuPS, though staff are weighing resting the forward.
- Reis named Salah in the squad for Thursday's Conference League match against Finnish club KuPS at Tammelan Stadium in Tampere.
- Team sources said the technical staff is considering resting Salah for Thursday's match to prioritise the Turkish league clash with Beşiktaş.
- Salah will travel with the Trabzonspor delegation to Finland, with a final decision on his participation expected after training.
- Salah was left out of Egypt's squad for September's Africa Cup qualifying match in South Sudan because of the artificial-turf pitch.
- Salah's inclusion drew fresh criticism over why artificial turf is deemed risky for his Egypt duty yet acceptable for his club match.
- KuPS coach Mika Nuutinen said he has a plan to stop Mohamed Salah, insisting his team will play attacking rather than defensive football.
- Reis intends to give Batista Mendy and Benjamin Bouchouari playing time in Europe since both are ineligible for the Turkish league.
- Trabzonspor's delegation waited over an hour at Tampere airport after lengthy passport checks, with only two KuPS officials present to receive them.
- Salah met with his coach to discuss his participation in Thursday's Conference League fixture against KuPS.
- beIN Sports HD 3 will broadcast the match with Khalil Al-Balushi commentating, with streaming available via TOD TV and beIN Connect.
- KuPS will host the match at Savon Sanomat Areena, correcting the earlier reported venue of Tammelan Stadium in Tampere.
- Trabzonspor's Conference League opener against KuPS kicks off at 19:45 Cairo time on Thursday, October 15.


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