French club Nice announced that their player Mohamed Abdelmonem has left the Egypt national football team's training camp during the current international break in order to maintain his fitness.
Nice stated in a release on its official website: "By mutual agreement with the Egyptian national team's technical staff, Mohamed Abdelmonem has left the team's camp to preserve his fitness and physical well-being."
Nice thanks the Egyptian national team's technical staff
The club clarified: "This decision was made through joint coordination, given the conditions under which the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match would have been played, particularly the artificial turf pitch, and out of both parties' desire not to risk the player's health."
It continued: "Nice is doing its utmost to ensure that Mohamed – like all its international players – joins his national team and represents it under the best possible conditions, while paying special attention to their health, recovery processes, and physical safety."
The club added: "The club would like to thank the Egyptian national team's technical staff for their good communication, understanding, and efforts made with Mohamed during the camp period."
It concluded: "Mohamed will now continue working with Nice in preparation for upcoming commitments under the best possible conditions."
From Salah to Abdelmonem.. 'Artificial turf' deprives Egypt's national team of its stars
Egypt had previously faced South Sudan in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Football Association had earlier announced that Mohamed Salah would miss the South Sudan match due to the artificial turf pitch, later joined by defender Mohamed Abdelmonem.
