Prior to representing Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah shaved off his curly long hair after receiving backlash from fans online.
Fans have overwhelmingly praised Mohamed Salah’s new hairstyle after his prior appearance sparked internet jeers.
Salah departed Liverpool to represent Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations, where he hopes to exact revenge for losing to Senegal on penalties two years prior. When the competition begins in the Ivory Coast on January 13, he is intent on giving it his all.
Salah has made time to visit the barber and receive a new haircut in addition to his training. The 31-year-old used to have considerably longer hair, which got him into trouble during the 4-2 victory over Newcastle on New Year’s Day, when he scored one goal and assisted on another.
Due to his dishevelled hair, he was negatively compared to Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons, and the rainy weather did not help his appearance. Thankfully, Salah has gained the positive and constructive criticism of online users.
“His barber saw the memes and said I got you,” a person wrote. “He’s just been waiting to go to Egypt, gotta be loyal to your barber,” a second joked. “5 years younger with that new hairstyle,” was all that another writer wrote. King, good luck. Salah will be hoping the new style will benefit his team, since there were a lot of fire emojis in the answers as well.
