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Salah is a benevolent sportsman and this is why

Salah’s act of benevolence is coming just after he funded a bone marrow transplant for a young boy in Egypt.

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Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has demonstrated that he is a benevolent sportsman when he donated £500,000 to an Egyptian children’s hospital.

The 25-year-old current African best footballer of the year reportedly donated a staggering 12 million Egyptian pounds to Cairo's 57357 Children's Hospital.

Salah's donation, according to a report by UK Sun, will go towards buying medical equipment used to treat young cancer sufferers in the Children’s hospital.

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Salah's generous donation was revealed on social media by Mostafa Zamzam, chief trustee of a charity linked to the hospital.

With 32 goals in 38 games this season, the Liverpool striker joined the Reds after Liverpool paid Roma a club record £36.9m in 2017 summer.

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