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Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, decided to annul the decision to return the youth team participating in the North African tournament in Tunisia, after 17 players, in addition to Rabie Yassin, were infected with the Corona virus before going to the first match of today against his Libyan counterpart, which the African Union calculated in favor of the competitor with a score of 3-0 by withdrawal.
The youth team players had published a series of videos while they were in their rooms at the hotel residence in Tunisia, confirming their adherence to the stay in the hope of curing as many of them as possible and continuing to play the rest of the matches and qualify for the next African Cup of Nations in Mauritania, World Cup qualifier.
Jamal Mohamed Ali, vice president of the Football Association’s five-year committee and supervisor of the youth team, revealed that the youth team players went into a crying fit while standing in front of the stadium for Libya’s match in the first round of the qualifiers for the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Mauritania to play the match after the African Union refused. The match was held due to a numerical shortage on the team roster due to Corona’s injuries.
Gamal Mohamed Ali added: “The AU regulations stipulate that there must be 15 players, and the Egyptian team now has only 14 players, and this is against the list.” And that the players are committed to completing the tournament and have high morale and want to continue and participate in the African Championship, continuing: Al-Shabab They want to participate even if they play with 10 and less players. “
He continued: “With a high patriotic spirit and in the players, she was eager to participate in the Libyan game, and to the point that except for the time of the text one hour, the list was applied and I thanked those responsible for CAF and the Federation, and we try to guide the players. ” A practical medical smear for each mission and waiting for the result.
