FilGoal | News | Olympic team awaits … FIFA to host draw for Tokyo 2020 on April 21



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The International Federation of Football Associations announced the organization of the football competition at the Tokyo Olympics.

The raffle will take place on April 21.

The Egyptian Olympic team is waiting to determine its fate in the lottery.

The names of the teams classified for the soccer competition were determined, with the exception of only two teams.

The remaining two teams will qualify for the North American combined tournament, which ends at the end of this month of March.

In the same context, Shawky Gharib, the coach of the Egyptian national team, is waiting to meet Egypt’s rivals and the city in which the team resides, before starting to address the Liverpool club about Mohamed Salah’s involvement with the team. At the olympic games.

Shawky Gharib put Salah’s name on a tentative list of 50 names that were sent to the International Olympic Committee to participate in the Olympic Games.

Gharib told reporters on Thursday: “The participation laws in the Olympic football competition stipulate that no player who is not included in the initial list will not be allowed to participate, and that is why we put Salah’s name on the initial list.” .

He added: “Salah is a great asset in Egypt and outside Egypt, he is the top scorer in the English Premier League and one of the best players in the world, and it is not logical to aim for a medal at the Olympics and he does not try to include a player like him on your team. “

He continued: “We are preparing a dossier on Salah’s participation before addressing his club, Liverpool, officially. The dossier will contain the details of the draw, the group that includes the pharaohs and the place where the national team resides.” .

And he continued: “Once the draw is done, we will complete the file and begin to officially address the English club.”

And the soccer competitions will begin at the Olympiad from July 22 to August 8.

The Premier League had previously announced the start of the 2020-2021 league season on August 8.

And he completed: “The determination of the names of the players who will participate in the Olympiad will not be before June 30 next. It is possible that he will seek the help of a player who is over 23 years old, or two or three players.” , and I can’t seek help from any of them, all the possibilities are mentioned. “

The Olympic team qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed for a year due to the spread of the Corona virus.

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