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“[I dedicate it to] the children in Egypt and Africa… to remind them to never stop dreaming and never stop believing in themselves.”
Source: Speech on receiving the CAF African Player of the Year award, Accra, 4 January 2018
Context Receiving the award at the CAF ceremony in Accra, Salah dedicated it to young people after a year in which he helped Egypt qualify for its first World Cup since 1990.
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