Following Egypt’s loss against Saudi Arabia at the World Cup, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhy, has given hints that the ministry will investigate the Egyptian Football Association’s management and role during the international competition. This decision has been revealed in tandem with the Youth and Sports Committee of the House of Representatives’s decision to investigate reasons behind the national team’s sub-par performance as well. It has issued a statement on Tuesday in which it lambasted the plethora of violations that the Egyptian Football’s Association has been accused of for the last few days. The statement revealed the Committee’s dismay with the ”humiliating and inappropriate representation” but also a list of violations including the choice of the team’s camp in Grozny, the distraction caused by the unauthorized arrival of artists and businessmen to the team players at the camp site, the sale of tickets to matches illegally, issues of sponsorship deals and illicit gains. Among the violations, the statement cites two particular scandals that Egypt’s star player, Mohamed Salah, has found himself embroiled in. Firstly, the striker’s face shot on the carrier plane resulted in a scuffle between the FA…
Egypt to Investigate Egyptian Football Association’s ‘Failures’ at World Cup
June 26, 2018
