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The Minister of Sports, Ashraf Sobhi, stressed that he will discuss with the tripartite committee that manages the Football Association headed by Ahmed Mujahid all the ways to keep Egyptian football away from the threat of international suspension, in accordance with international conventions and the law. Egyptian.
Sobhi told reporters on the sidelines of the Olympiad in the border provinces in Sharm el-Sheikh: “We will discuss with the new committee the shape of the next term, as they are ambassadors of Egyptian football to FIFA.”
He explained: “Our meeting with them will try by all possible means, taking into account international conventions and Egyptian law, without damaging the position of Egyptian football and preventing it from being subject to international suspension.”
Where is the problem?
Hisham Hatab, head of the Olympic Committee, stressed that he would like to hold the elections of the Football Association, but that next July it will be in accordance with the sports law.
Hatab said on ON E channel: “Egyptian law meets all international standards. Sports law is approved by all international Olympic federations, including FIFA.”
He added: “We want elections in the Football Association, of course, but the law must be applied. The consequences of not following the law will lead to the elections being contested and, therefore, canceled.”
“The international federations respect local laws. There was a greater force, which is Corona, and that is why we passed the date of October 31, which according to the law is the last day for the elections to be held. The solution is to maintain the commission. current until the date of the next general assembly next July “.
He concluded: “Compliance with the law cannot be considered government interference.”
Earlier, Ahmed Mujahid, head of the Football Association’s tripartite governing committee, in charge of holding elections before January 31, said: “The elections will be under the full supervision of FIFA in coordination with state agencies for May we show the form of Egypt and the Football Association with a decent appearance for 100 years of football in Egypt is under the umbrella of the Football Association. “
“We will present to officials next Sunday our plans to hold the elections with all its pillars, to exclude the Football Association from the decision to stop the general assemblies and present the consequences that may occur if the elections are not held,” he explained .
“We have until January 31 to hold the elections. On February 1, FIFA expects an elected board of directors for the federation and we hope not to reach this date without that. We trust that the state apparatus will understand this,” he said.
Regarding the World Handball Championship to be held in Egypt between January 13 and 31, Sobhi said: “All state institutions are ready for the success of the Handball World Championship. The president of the International Federation confirmed that the tournament would be carried out using the full bubble system, and the Ministry of Health received the complete medical record of the tournament.
And he completed “everything is in place to sustain the championship despite our face of crisis.”
