▁with ▁the ▁Che chen ▁leader ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁hotel ▁and ▁requested ▁a ▁photo ▁shoot ▁with ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium ▁during ▁their ▁team ▁training . ▁K ady rov ▁later ▁gave ▁him ▁honor ary ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁the ▁Che chen ▁Republic ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁dinner ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁Egypt ▁national ▁team ▁and ▁officials . ▁Several ▁western ▁news ▁out lets ▁and ▁N GO s ▁critic ised ▁Sal ah ▁and ▁the ▁E FA ▁for ▁their ▁interactions ▁with ▁K ady rov , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁president ' s ▁alleg ed ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁' polit ical ▁propag anda ' ▁by ▁the ▁dict ator ▁during ▁Egypt ' s ▁national ▁team ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁Che ch ny a . ▁Sal ah ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Football ▁Association ▁( E FA ) ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁sou red ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁after ▁his ▁image ▁was ▁used ▁without ▁his ▁permission ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁national ▁team ' s ▁spons or , ▁W E , ▁the ▁mobile ▁service ▁of ▁Tele com ▁Egypt . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁Sal ah ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁W E ' s ▁tele communic ations ▁riv als , ▁V od af one . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Liverpool ▁referred ▁Sal ah ▁to ▁Mer se ys ide ▁police ▁after ▁foot age ▁was ▁posted ▁online ▁which ▁showed ▁him ▁alleg edly ▁using ▁a ▁phone ▁while ▁driving ▁in ▁traffic . ▁Sal ah