CAIRO – 27 June 2018: Egyptian Football Association President, Hany Abo Rida, revealed on Wednesday that Mohamed Salah was not used by Chechnya leader, Ramzan Kadyrov.
“The English press was behind this controversy. The embassy did not warn us from accepting Kadyrov’s invitation. Salah is a world class player and Kadyrov, like all the people in Chechnya, is a big fan of him,” Abo Rida said.
The English press criticized Salah after posing with Chechnya’s controversial leader, Kadyrov, who also made Salah an honorary citizen of the Chechen Republic.
Abo Rida added: “Salah was sad for picking an injury before the tournament but we did everything to help him do his best at the World Cup.”
Egypt had a disastrous run at FIFA 2018, losing all three games at the group stage.
Egypt started their participation against Uruguay, where they lost 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Uruguayan defender José Giménez.
Egypt also lost the second game 3-1 to the host nation, Russia, with Salah scoring Egypt’s only goal.
Egypt lost 2-1 at the Arab derby against Saudi Arabia, despite leading the score by a goal from Mohamed Salah. However, the Saudi team returned with two goals by Salman el-Farag and Salem al-Dawsri.
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