<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Egyptian duo Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush are the most expensive North African squad of all time, according to Transfermarkt, a global network specializing in player prices and statistics. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:746/439;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/db80a588-7dc2-4070-92e0-acaf089ba1d4.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Mohamed Salah and Marmoush among the most expensive in North African history</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He noted that Egyptian star Mohamed Salah's market value in 2018 reached approximately 150 million euros, while Egyptian star Omar Marmoush's market value reached 75 million euros this year. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/675;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/66be91c3-da2e-429d-8229-892ba327c340.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> The most expensive North African squad in history featured the Moroccan quintet: Yassine Bounou, goalkeeper for Saudi club Al-Hilal; Mehdi Benatia; Nayef Aguerd, current defender for French club Marseille; Achraf Hakimi, player for Paris Saint-Germain; and Hakim Ziyech, former player for English club Chelsea. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/1350;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/31ad4081-e62e-4fd0-9dc4-426f848224d8.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It's worth noting that the Algerian quartet includes Riyad Mahrez, currently playing for Al-Ahly Saudi FC; Rayan Ait Nouri, currently playing for Manchester City; Houssem Aouar, currently playing for Al-Ittihad Jeddah FC; and Amine Gouiri, currently playing for Marseille. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:554/554;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/1168a2d9-ffc9-44a1-a505-30318fdfa163.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egypt, led by Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, booked their place in the World Cup for the fourth time in their history, finishing top of Group A with 23 points. Meanwhile, the Pharaohs completed their 10 qualifying matches unbeaten, winning eight and drawing two, for the first time in 91 years since the 1934 World Cup qualifiers. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:733/419;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f596027e-cdcf-4a00-a824-f8a889d8bdbf.jpeg" ></figure>