5 things you didn’t know about Mohamed Salah?

#4 Makka

Salah and his daughter (via Salah's Instagram)

Mohamed Salah is a devout Muslim and always bows down to the Almighty after scoring a goal. Indeed, his religiousness can be found out in fact that he has named his daughter Makka, after the Holy site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Here’s an interesting story attached to the name: Magi came up with the name and Salah liked it instantly and spelt it as Mecca. However, he soon changed it to Makka so that it could be distinguishable from the worldwide gambling casino, 'Mecca Bingo'.

Since gambling is prohibited in Islam, it was understandable as to why the Egyptian forward altered the spelling of his daughter’s name a little. And as is the case in majority, Makka is her father’s daughter and apparently connects much better to him than Magi.