Mohamed Salah will not feature for Egypt against South Sudan regarding fears over the playing surface.The Trabzonspor forward has not travelled with the squad for their match at Juba Stadium on Tuesday.Salah has scored 68 goals in 120 caps for Egypt since making his international debut in 2011GettySalah is not part of the matchday squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in order to avoid picking up an injury on the astroturf pitch.The upcoming match in Juba will be played on an artificial surface.Due to the surface, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) prior to their previous match for Liverpool legend Salah not to play.The 34-year-old started Friday’s goalless draw against Angola as his side began their qualifying campaign.However, he will not be part of the side against South Sudan ahead of a potential return for Egypt’s friendly clash with South Africa on October 4.What have the Egypt FA said about Salah?In a statement, the EFA confirmed their decision as well as explaining the reasoning behind it.They said: “The Egypt national team’s technical staff, led by Hossam Hassan, has decided to rest Mohamed Salah for the match against South Sudan scheduled for 29 September because of the playing surface.“It was agreed between the national team’s technical staff and Mohamed Salah before the Angola match that he would not play against South Sudan, and the technical staff preferred this approach in order to protect the player.”Salah has been captain of the national team since 2019 and has scored 66 goals in 120 caps for his country.He was also part of their squad at this summer’s World Cup, marking his second appearance at the finals.Egypt have decided not to play Salah over fears he will pick up an injury on the astroturf pitchGettyEgypt will be hoping he can guide them to a record-extending eighth AFCON title in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda next summer.However, they have not added to their haul since 2010, with Salah’s best finish at the tournament a pair of final defeats in 2017 and 2021.As well as Angola and South Sudan, the Pharoahs will also face Malawi in their qualifying group.Salah’s absence on Tuesday comes amid a prolific start to his career in Turkey.The ex-Reds winger joined Trabzonspor in August following his Anfield exit.He signed a two-year deal with the club after a nine-year spell in the Premier League.Salah started Egypt’s goalless draw with Angola on FridayGettySalah has already scored seven goals and added two assists in six league appearances for Trabzonspor.Those strikes include a hat-trick against Galatasaray in their last outing.