Chechen leader makes Egypt's Salah honorary citizen

After his team crashed out of the World Cup, Egypt's star player Mohamed Salah has won a consolation prize in the form of honorary citizenship of Chechnya.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on Telegram that he had presented the Liverpool star with the honorary title while hosting a dinner for the Egypt team, whose World Cup training base is in the Chechen capital Grozny, Channel NewsAsia reports.

"Mohamed Salah is an honorary citizen of Chechnya! That's right!" Kadyrov wrote late Friday (Jun 22).

"Tonight I signed a decree to grant the high honour to the great footballer who plays for Egypt and Liverpool."