Ameobi backs Salah to channel his fire

Egypt’s star urged to turn Liverpool woes into AFCON glory

Shola Ameobi says Mohamed Salah should turn his ’emotional weight’ into fuel as Egypt start AFCON against Zimbabwe on Monday. The Liverpool forward, fresh off a 2-0 win over Brighton, aims to break Egypt’s title drought since 2010.

If passion scored goals, Salah would already be top scorer before kickoff.