This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mohamed Salah Sent Brutal AFCON Warning After Advancing to Semi-Final. Mohamed Salah needs to win the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt if he is to be regarded as a legend, former midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha has warned.

Mohamed Salah leads Egypt in pursuit of their eighth Africa Cup of Nations title, aiming to finally win after reaching the semifinals against Senegal, while facing criticism regarding his national level performance compared to club achievements with Liverpool.

The Egyptian football fraternity are split on whether conquering the continent with an AFCON title would help cement Mohamed Salah's legacy among Africa's all-time great players.

Mohamed Salah has reached an international goal milestone quicker than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Liverpool superstar is currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt. He has helped to fire them into the semi-finals of that competition.

Mohamed Salah has etched his name in the history books, reaching an international milestone faster than football icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.The football star is currently representing Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations where has

Mohamed Salah netted the decisive goal as the Pharaohs reached the last four with a 3-2 win, where they will take on Senegal, the 2021 champions, on Wednesday. Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush was also on target, opening the scoring for Hossam Hassan’s side inside the first four minutes at the Stade Adrar in Agadir.

Despite his previous indications of wanting to leave Liverpool, Mohamed Salah plans to stay with the team until the end of the season. However, one of his teammates is expected to exit to Juventus in the coming weeks,

Egypt will play at least two more games at the Africa Cup of Nations – even if it loses to Senegal in the semi-finals – with the third-place play-off and the final scheduled for next weekend

Liverpool fans will have to wait a little longer to see Mohamed Salah back in the famous red jersey after the Egyptian icon scored for his country to extend their stay at the Africa Cup of Nations. Salah found the net in the thrilling 3-1 victory over Benin,

Liverpool forward will face his former teammate Sadio Mané in Afcon semi against Senegal after arguably the Pharaohs’ best performance since 2008