In the first comment after the defeat of the Pharaohs against Senegal and the loss of the World Cup dream, the star of the Egyptian team and Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, said in statements after the match to the players of the team: “I am proud of this generation, and these people are very men, and I am proud that I played with you, and this is an honor for me.”
He added, “What happened is that no one entered into it…and this is penalty kicks.”
Sadness overtook the Egyptian national football team after losing the dream of qualifying to the World Cup following the defeat at the hands of the Teranga Lions.
The international press criticized the exit scenes Salah is a player for the Egyptian national team Surrounded by security men after being harassed by the Senegalese public, whether with “laser” beams or projectiles, during the two teams’ crucial match in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday evening, and confirmed that two painful losses against his colleague Sadio Mane would affect his new contract, and on the other hand, his Croatian friend Diane directed him Lovren sent an emotional letter and asked him to “raise his head”.
Laser beams on Mohamed Salah’s face in the Senegal match
The delegation of the Pharaohs arrived at Cairo Airport on Wednesday from the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on a flight that took nearly 7 hours, on a private plane, according to the Egyptian “Akhbar Al-Youm” portal.
Senegal qualified for the third time for the World Cup after beating Egypt 3-1 on penalties in the match that was held at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Dakar, in the second leg of the qualifying phase of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
Senegal won its second victory over Egypt in the same scenario after the African Nations Cup final.
The Senegalese team had won at the expense of Egypt 4-2 on penalties after the end of the original and extra time without goals in the final of the 2021 African Nations Cup and achieved its first continental title.
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian team won the first leg with a score of 1/0 before Senegal won the return match with the same result in the match that lasted for 120 minutes to decide the penalty shootout, the holder of the qualification card for the World Cup.
And scored for the Egyptian team in the penalty kicks Amr Al-Sulayya, and wasted by Mohamed Salah, Ahmed Sayed Zizou and Mustafa Mohamed.
was Egyptian Football Association He submitted an official complaint against his Senegalese counterpart to the match observer, security official, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the International Football Association (FIFA) before the start of the Egypt-Senegal match in the second leg of the World Cup qualifying round.
The official account of the Egyptian Football Association on the social networking site (Facebook) on Tuesday evening stated that the Egyptian team was subjected to racism after the appearance of offensive banners in the stadium stands for the players, specifically Salah, the team leader, and the fans terrorized the players by throwing bottles and stones at them during the warm-up process. In addition, the Egyptian mission buses were attacked, causing their windows to shatter, and some people were injured and injured, which was documented with pictures and videos that were attached to the complaint.