Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah becomes 'honorary citizen of Chechnya'

Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that Liverpool's Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is now an honorary citizen of the Russian republic.

Salah is at the World Cup in Russia with Egypt, whose training base is in the Chechen capital Grozny. The 26 year old has been pictured with Kadyrov, who was accused of using the player for political propaganda.

"Mohamed Salah is an honorary citizen of Chechnya! That's right! At a gala dinner, which I gave in honour of the Egyptian team, I handed Mohamed Salah a copy of the decree and a badge. This is a deserved title" Kadyrov wrote on Friday.