Mohamed Salah is going to be having a hard time during Ramadan if Liverpool finally makes it to the UEFA Champions League final. The Islamic fasting period of Ramadan begins on 15th of May, just ten days before the final showdown in Kiev.
Salah is a practising Muslim and would be required to fast during daylight hours for a month.
Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, has given permission to Salah and his international team-mates in the Egyptian squad to postpone their fasting in the days building up to the World Cup.
But Salah and his fellow Muslims in the Liverpool dressing room — Sadio Mane and Emre Can — will have a decision to make if the Reds reach the final: risk their physical condition by denying themselves food and drink, or fail to observe “sawm” (fasting during Ramadan), one of the five pillars of Islam, for the sake of football.
Mohamed Salah admitted in 2014 that he found observing Ramadan difficult to combine with pre-season training at Chelsea.
Salah said: “Ramadan was a bit difficult for me because we had two training sessions every day, the weather was very hot and I played in every game.
“I wasn’t even able to drink water until 9.30pm. Although I am used to it, it’s finished now and I can eat and drink as normal.
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