Mohamed Salah’s Recent Poor Performance Ended His Ballon d’Or Chances
- Mohamed Salah has been moved down on the peeking order of players tipped to win the Ballon d'Or this season
- The Egyptian forward's recent performance in the UEFA Champions League and the Carabao Cup final ended his chances of winning the award
- A football analyst has listed some of the awards the Liverpool star can still win this season after missing out on the Ballon d'Or award
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has seen chances of winning this year's Ballon d'Or ended with recent poor performance in decisive matches that could've helped his case.
The Egyptian international had a poor outing against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, as the Reds were knocked out by the Ligue 1 giants.
The former Chelsea forward had the chance to redeem himself in the Carabao Cup final but produced another poor performance against Newcastle United.
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The Merseyside Reds were defeated 2-1 by the Magpies in the final, and they are left with only the English Premier League to win this season.
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Salah's chances of winning Ballon d'Or ended
Football analyst Afolayan Michael, in a chat with Briefly News, claimed Salah is no longer among the top three players to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award this season.
"Mohamed Salah should kiss the Ballon d'Or goodbye after his recent poor performance for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League and the Carabao Cup final," he said.
"He had a tough time against Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes and didn't contribute anything to the team when they needed him most unlike his other competitors for the award who are still present in the competition.
"The Carabao Cup final put the final nail in the coffin, he failed to deliver a good performance in another final, these are some of the things journalists who vote for the winners of the award look at, especially if those he's competing with are delivering for their respective clubs."
Afolayan also named the two awards Salah is expected to win despite missing out on the Ballon d'Or already.
"I think Salah will win the CAF Player of the Year award because he's done enough to win that, no African player presently is having a better season than the Egyptian international, " he added.
"He would also win the PFA Player of the Year award, no other player in the English Premier League comes close to the Liverpool forward.
"He can also add the EPL Golden Boot and playmaker awards to those two, and no one will deny that Salah had an amazing season despite missing out on the Ballon d'Or."
Salah is not below the likes of Raphinha, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and others in the Ballon d'Or ranking after his last two poor performances.
Bafana to face Salah's Egypt in AFCON 2025
Briefly News also reported that Bafana Bafana will battle Mohamed Salah's Egypt in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocca after they are borh drawn together in Group B.
South Africa came third in the last edition with Salah failing to make impact for the Pharaohs.
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