Airport Taunt, AFCON 2025 Drama: Salah Holds His Silence as Egypt Finishes Fourth

Egypt's AFCON 2025 Journey Ends in Fourth Place

Mohamed Salah, captain of Egypt and Liverpool's talisman, faced an awkward moment at Cairo airport on his return from Morocco with the Pharaohs.

Egypt finished fourth at the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, hosted by Morocco.

The Pharaohs were knocked out in the semi-finals by Senegal 1-0 and then lost the third-place match to Nigeria on penalties.

Airport Taunt and Salah's Silent Response

At the Cairo airport, a fan taunted Salah with mocking remarks as he was about to depart in a private car.

The supporter claimed the crowd was sad and told the superstar to go back to his hometown in Gharbia.

Salah remained silent in the circulating video, giving no reply to the taunts.

Earlier, Salah had chosen to return to Cairo rather than fly to England to rejoin Liverpool, while Omar Marmoush headed back to England from Morocco to join Manchester City.

The moment captured online shows no public statement from Salah in response to the taunts.

In Morocco, Salah had watched Egypt’s campaign come to an end, then returned to Cairo with the team’s delegation, choosing to stay local rather than rushing to join a Premier League squad abroad.

Omar Marmoush’s rapid move from Morocco to England to join Manchester City also features in the surrounding context of Egyptian players abroad during the AFCON window.

Punchlines: 1) If banter were a flight, that guy just booked Salah’s silence nonstop. 2) Sometimes a quiet reply is the fastest goal—zero misses, zero reactions.