Mo Salah scores goals. Mo Salah provides clean water. Mo Salah catches babies falling from burning buildings in a big fishing net.
Mo Salah is a good guy. We know this. This has been proved by his numerous philanthropic and humanitarian efforts, it has been proved by him banging in goal after goal after goal after goal like he’s gone into the FIFA settings and moved all of his sliders up, it’s been proved his ultraviolet smile, his springy hair, his lovely, lovely beard.
He has once again warmed our hearts though, ahead of the biggest game of his career to date, by covering the cost of vital sewage treatment in his village of Nagrig, in Gharbia, Egypt.
The Liverpool forward reportedly bought land and paid over £300,000 to ensure that clean drinking water is available for the inhabitants of the region. In 2017 he also donated £27,000 to the Association of Veteran Players in Egypt.
The governor of the area said of the generous deed that “Salah is a role model to be followed by the youth and he is already loved by millions around the world because he draws happiness on their faces. He is also the best ambassador to Egypt in the world for promoting tourism.”
After Salah featured in a “Say No to Drugs” campaign earlier this year calls to the charity increased by an astonishing 400%, demonstrating the widespread appeal and mass popularity the PFA Player of the Year has in his home country.
Is there anything he can’t do? Win the Champions League? Well, we’ll soon find out.
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