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Al-Ganaini went on to say: "We did not agree that the youth team traveled to Tunisia without a head of mission due to negligence, as some claimed, because this happened in order with the national team, as evidenced by the fact that Jamal Muhammad Ali, the vice president of the Five-Year Administration Committee of the Football Association and the head of the mission, traveled on the agreed date, but traveled in advance to be next to the players in this crisis".
He indicated that the managing director of the youth team, Adel Mahfouz, also caught Corona and is still in Egypt, saying that "These are pressing circumstances with which the Federation has nothing to do.".
For his part, Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali said that the result of the second scan of the Egyptian Under-20 team, which was carried out after returning from the Tunisian stadium, confirmed the continuation of the positive of 14 cases, and the negative of another 14.
Among the technical and administrative staff, Rabie Yassin remains the only person with Corona.
And Ali continued: "We expected that the sample of some of the national team players would go from positive to negative, but unfortunately this did not happen, perhaps due to the short time", Explaining that the duo Ahmed Hossam and Mostafa Messi have been summoned to join the Young Pharaohs, who are preparing to face Tunisia, on Friday, at the Stade. "Rades".
Earlier, Egyptian Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said he was "He contacted the Egyptian ambassador to Tunis and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a private plane, and this is what really happened.".
He explained "It is possible to repeat the mission at any time, but the players of the national team are very excited to continue participating in the tournament, especially after the draw of Tunisia and Algeria.".
Sports Minister believes that the Egyptian youth team will or will not complete the qualifiers "Technical order is one of the powers of the Egyptian Federation for the game.", Whereas if I completed the participation, it "Good thing".
In case the team could not enter the competition, the minister said that "These players will be thanked for their enthusiasm and zeal for their country".
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In an exclusive statement to “Sky News Arabia”, Amr Al-Ganaini confirmed that the injury of this large number of players from the Corona youth team “will not go unnoticed”, noting that an investigation will be opened to find out the reason.
He continued: “The Egyptian Football Association always calls for the need to adhere to precautionary measures during all its competitions, to preserve the health of the players.”
The African Football Confederation considered the Egyptian youth team defeated by Libya in the opening of the North African qualifiers for the African Nations 2021 in Mauritania, for not completing the list of ready players (15 players according to the list).
Although the intention was to return the Egyptian team to Cairo via a special plane provided by the competent authorities, the team’s players insisted on remaining in Tunisia and participating in the tournament, even in light of these exceptional circumstances.
The head of the five-year management committee of the Football Association attributed the youth team’s trip to Tunisia without a mission chief because the team “traveled early”.
He said: “The official mission begins 48 hours before the start of the tournament, but the coaching staff of the youth team led by Rabie Yassin requested to travel five days before the start of the tournament, so the Football Association decided to travel to the team in the date requested by Yassin, provided the head of the delegation joins the team after that. “
Al-Ganaini went on to say: “We did not agree that the youth team traveled to Tunisia without a head of mission due to negligence, as some claimed, because this happened in order with the national team, as evidenced by the fact that Jamal Muhammad Ali, vice president of the five-year committee for the management of the Football Association and head of the mission, he traveled to the agreed date, but he traveled in advance to be next to the players in this crisis ”.
He noted that the managing director of the youth team, Adel Mahfouz, also caught Corona and is still in Egypt, saying that “these are pressing circumstances with which the Federation has no relation.”
For his part, Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali said that the result of the second scan of the Egyptian Under-20 team, which was carried out after returning from the Tunisian stadium, confirmed the continuation of the positive of 14 cases, and the negative of another 14.
Among the technical and administrative staff members, Rabie Yassin remains the only person with Corona.
Ali added: “We expected that the sample of some of the team’s players would go from positive to negative, but this did not happen, unfortunately, perhaps for the short period,” explaining that the pair Ahmed Hossam and Mostafa Messi were summoned to join the Youth of the Pharaohs, who prepare to face Tunisia, on Friday, at Ali Stadium. Rades.
Earlier, Egyptian Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said that he “contacted the Egyptian ambassador to Tunis and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to provide a private plane, and this is what actually happened.”
He explained that “it is possible to return the mission at any time, but the team’s players have a wonderful illusion to be able to complete their participation in the tournament, especially after the draw between Tunisia and Algeria.”
The Sports Minister believes that whether or not the Egyptian youth team has completed the qualifiers is a “technical matter of the prerogatives of the Egyptian Football Association”, considering that if it continues to participate, it will be “a good thing”.
In the event that the team cannot enter the competition, the minister said that “these players will be thanked for their enthusiasm and their eagerness for their country.”
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