wo29 MAR mohamed salah lookalike

Iraqi footballer Hussein Ali, who plays for the Iraqi Al Zawraa FC, is a lookalike of Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah. Sabah Arar / AFP
Iraqi footballer Hussein Ali paid $40 for the official Liverpool shirt after Mohamed Salah's successful first season in the Premier League. Sabah Arar / AFP
The "Mohamed Salah of Iraq" can't leave his house without being stopped for photographs or approached by football fans who mistake him for the Egyptian star. Sabah Arar / AFP
"When I played against the Lebanese club Al Ahed, people were taking photos with me for an hour and a half." Sabah Arar / AFP
Passionate about football since his was little, Mr Ali made it onto the B team of Al Zawraa, Iraq's most decorated club. One day he hopes to live the same dream as Salah and play international football. Sabah Arar / AFP
"I was in a mall; the security guards, the shop workers and the clients, everyone wanted to take a photo with me... even the girls!" Sabah Arar / AFP
Sabah Arar / AFP