Black Stars midfielder not worried about Egypt’s Mohamed Salah

Ghana midfielder Agyemang Badu says the Black Stars are not worried about Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and won’t be making any special preparations for the Roma forward.

The Pharaohs will host Ghana at the Borg El-Arab Stadium on Sunday in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification as Egypt will be looking to beat the Black Stars, their main Group E rivals, and widen the gap to five points.

And Badu has revealed that Ghana won’t be intimidated by Mohamed Salah and they’re not worried about the threat that he poses to their defence.

“Everyone is saying Salah!Salah!Salah! but I don’t think he is the only player for Egypt, they also have other players,” he said.

“He is a good player but we equally have good defenders who can match up with him. We all play in Italy and most of our players know him.”

The on-form AS Roma winger cum striker has been performing really well for both club and country as he scored against Congo in Egypt’s first match in the qualifiers and has earned praise from Roma manager Luciano Spalletti after scoring his first Serie A hattrick against Bologna.

Egypt launched their Group E campaign with a 2-1 away win over Congo to top the group with three points, two ahead of second-placed Ghana who were held to a disappointing goalless draw at home to Uganda.