Despite coming from an amazing win that saw Salah clinch the highly-coveted Champions League trophy, the Egyptian now has the responsibility of carrying his national team to AFCON glory.
The question is; will he be able to perform or buckle under pressure?
Lifting the European Cup on Saturday night, surrounded by his jubilant Liverpool teammates, capped the first part of Mohamed Salah’s hopes of a successful summer in 2019.
He became the first Egyptian to score in an Uefa Champions League final as his second-minute penalty set up Liverpool’s 2-0 win over fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid.
It firmly put behind him the sad scenes of 12 months earlier when he was forced out of the 2018 final against Real Madrid in Kiev with a shoulder injury after just 30 minutes.
Salah celebrated with his teammates on Saturday night and then again on Sunday at a bus parade around Liverpool surrounded by thousands of fans.
The 26-year-old needs to savour the moment as, unlike some of his colleagues, he has little rest ahead with another big challenge coming up.
In less than three weeks he will carry on his shoulders the expectations of millions of compatriots looking to him alone to restore Egypt’s continental glory by winning the African Cup of Nations.
That task is all the more daunting because the tournament is being held in Egypt and they won the last of their record seven African titles nine years ago.
Salah is one of a number of superstar players at Liverpool, but in the Egypt team he is the one big name and all eyes are on him to make the difference.
This has not been a problem for him in the past and he seemed to relish the prospect of leading by example.