A four-man gang has been apprehended by the Egyptian police after they wore Mohamed Salah crested face masks to rob stores in Cairo.
The Egyptian Messi is a huge face in the Egyptian capital and the armed robbers were who disguised with a striking resemblance of the Liverpool star to perpetrate crime were arrested by the police. Daily Star is reporting that an attempt by the hoodlums to rob a store along Hassanein Heikal Street, in the Nasr City neighborhood of Egypt’s capital was foiled by the officers.
They are reported to have tried to escape after being approached by security forces but were eventually apprehended, following their arrest, they admitted in front of Major General Nabil Selim, director of the General Department of Cairo Investigations, that they had formed an armed gang which specialized in shoplifting by cutting locks.
As well as being a key player for his club, Salah is hugely important for the Egyptian national team. He has 41 goals in 67 games for his country. His standing has increased since completing his move to Anfield in 2017 but was unable to help them get beyond the group stage of the 2018 World Cup.
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In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Liverpool player joined the league of superstars donating relief materials to the people in their regions.
The Reds’ forward was said to have donated food materials to families in his Egyptian hometown of Nagrig as the fight against coronavirus continues. Coronavirus has been responsible for over 220 deaths and 3,032 cases recorded in total so far in the North African country. It was gathered that the food items include tons of fresh food and meats for vulnerable people in his vicinity.
The 27-year-old forward stepped up on his humanitarian work to his hometown after coughing out about £330,000 on sewage works for the residents.
