Salah's success offers hope

CAIRO - An enchanting story being shared on social media in Egypt tells how Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool forward and one of the world's hottest soccer players right now, was once rejected by a local team he dreamt of playing for.

That Salah succeeded anyway is being latched onto by his fellow Egyptians as a sign of hope for a country battered by years of turmoil, deadly attacks and a harsh economic crisis.

Salah provides inspiration to many of Egypt's 95 million people that hard times can be overcome, yet his success has also been hailed by the country's authoritative government.