When his address was leaked on Facebook, hundreds of fans travelled to wait outside his house on the off chance they might get a glimpse of their hero.
On Friday, fans gathered again at the Cairo airport to greet the 26-year-old Salah before he set off for Lebanon with his wife.
“Crowds gather outside @MoSalah’s home in #Egypt after his address was leaked on Facebook”. Despite the growing crowd, the “Egyptian King” stepped outside, met with fans and signed autographs for them.
The Kop star returned to his home country after Egypt’s ouster from the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russian Federation.
When you throw in the recent image rights issues and reported problems with the Egyptian FA in with all that, it would be perfectly understandable for Salah to want some time alone.
Egyptians have hinged hopes for months on the prolific striker for the country’s world cup campaign.
Salah’s record-breaking season for Liverpool saw him score 44 goals and pick up the Golden Boot amongst several other individual accolades, but he’s endured a disappointing couple of weeks of late – starting with leaving the pitch in tears in the Champions League final after his first half shoulder injury.
He scored Egypt’s only two goals in the two games he played in Russian Federation, one against the host nation and the other against Saudi Arabia.