Mohamed Salah takes part in Egypt training ahead of Afcon qualifiers and insists 'tough' Liverpool season will get better - in pictures

The Pharaohs travel to play Kenya on Thursday and host Comoros on Monday in their final two qualifying games

Mohamed Salah, top, stretches during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah speaks to teammates and staff during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Egypt head coach Hossam El Badri during a training session in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Egypt players jog during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

From left: Goalkeepers Amer Amer, Mohamed Bssam, Mohamed El Shenawi and Mahmoud Genesh take part in a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah, centre, stretches during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah chests the ball during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah during a training session for the Egypt national team in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Egypt head coach Hossam El Badri speaks to his players during a training session for the in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah, centre, and his Egypt teammates jog during a training session in Cairo ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya.

Mohamed Salah's club season may not be going entirely to plan, but the Liverpool superstar will now be focused on international duties, where he will aim to lead Egypt to the Africa Cup of Nations this week.

Salah, 28, has still enjoyed a fairly prolific season for Liverpool so far, scoring 22 goals across competitions, but went into the international break with just one goal in six appearances.

Liverpool's alarming slump in form at Anfield, with six successive defeats having gone the previous 68 games unbeaten at home, has all but ended their Premier League title defence and leaves the Reds in a battle to finish in the top four. However, Jurgen Klopp's men are safely through to the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals.

Speaking this week, Salah insisted that Liverpool will turn a corner and can salvage their season, telling the club's website: “It's tough for all of us because of the situation we have been through and our position in the Premier League, but I believe it's going to be better. In the Champions League we are doing good.

“I don't want to just talk about my season because we play as a team, so I'd say it's a tough season for all of us and we just need to carry on and try to win games."

Before he resumes his club duties, though, Salah's immediate attention will be on guiding his national team to next year's Afcon in Cameroon.

Egypt sit top of Group G, level on eight points with Comoros with two games left to play. The Pharaohs take on third-placed Kenya at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi on Thursday, before hosting Comoros at the Cairo International Stadium on Monday in a match that could end up deciding the group winners.

Ahead of the crucial double header, Salah and his Egypt teammates went through their paces in a training session in Cairo on Monday.

Check out some of the photos from that training session in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.