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Liverpool fans have dubbed Mohamed Salah 'the Egyptian King' during his first season at Anfield, but back home in Egypt there are plenty of people who want him to be president.

At least that's according to their recent elections, were several people voted for the star forward.

According to a report in the Economist, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is expected to be confirmed as president for a second term in the coming days, having won a reported 92 per cent of the vote during the three-day election process which started on March 26.

But with 25 million people reported to have voted - around 42 per cent of the electorate - is is reported that over one million spoiled their ballot paper, with many of those voting for the supremely popular Salah.

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The Liverpool star has got used to winning votes this season, with his fans in Egypt regularly flooding Liverpool's online player and goal of the month award polls .

His popularity in his homeland stems from the fact that he has never played for either one of Al-Ahly or Zamalek, the two most popular clubs in Egypt whose fans take a strong dislike to other clubs' players.

Salah scored a 94th minute penalty against Congo to send Egypt to their first World Cup in 28 years last October.