Egypt coach Shawky Gharib blames Chelsea for their African Cup of Nations qualifying defeat to Senegal.
Mohamed Salah has struggled for minutes this season and was unable to inspire the Pharaohs to victory against Senegal as they went down 2-0 courtesy of goals from Stoke's Mame Biram Diouf and new Southampton signing Saido Mane.
Gharib said: "The poor fitness of the players, especially Chelsea's Mohamed Salah, is also a reason for the loss. The Egyptian league hasn't started yet and also Salah didn't play regularly with Chelsea. If Salah is off-form, Egypt's performance is always affected."
