Essam Abdel Fattah: the team will be considered a loser against Libya

Essam Abdel-Fattah, former head of the referee committee and referee supervisor for the North African Federation currently in Tunisia, said he wants to review the list of the African Football Confederation (CAF), adding that in a large percentage, the Youth match against Libya will not be played and the team will be considered a loser.

The youth national team was scheduled to meet with their Libyan counterpart this afternoon, Tuesday, in the framework of the North Africa Championship held in Tunisia and qualification for the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Mauritania, but the survey conducted by the players of the The national team was positive for the sample of 14 players, plus Rabie Yassin, the team’s coach. .

During radio remarks for the “Falcon Stadium” program broadcast on Radio Egypt, Abdel Fattah, who is in Tunisia, said: “In a large proportion, the Egyptian youth team’s match against Libya may not take place, after the recent infections with the Corona virus “.

He added: “We were surprised by the number of injuries in the national team. We asked for another smear, and the result appeared after midnight, a sufficient list stipulating the need for 11 players (including a goalkeeper) and 4 reserve players to play the game, which is not available among the ranks of the pharaohs. “

He continued: “I hope the list is revised to match the current conditions that football is going through. The match may not be played and the Egyptian youth team will be considered a loser against Libya.”

He continued: “If a game is postponed, all the arrangements for the celebration of the tournament will be changed, especially since a game is held every 48 hours. We live in exceptional circumstances, and the tournament itself was postponed and was scheduled to take place the month I would see the possibility of postponing the meeting and holding it at the end of the tournament. “

He continued: “There are many contacts, and Hani Abu Rida, a member of the CAF and FIFA executive bureau, has intervened with the president of the Tunisian federation, Wadih Al-Jari, to resolve the crisis.”

He concluded: “Jamal Mohamed Ali, member of the Football Association, arrived in Tunis today and I hope to present a protest note to preserve the rights of the youth team.”