The former Egyptian international, Mido, strongly criticized the president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Gamal Allam.
Mido, the former striker for the Egyptian Pharaohs (50 caps, 19 goals), tackled Gamal Allam, the head of Egyptian football, over the appointment of Nabil Alaa as the EFA’s technical director. The former Zamalek and Marseille player believes that Alaa does not have the necessary qualifications. “The appointment of Alaa Nabil as the EFA’s technical director violates FIFA’s laws. This man does not have the qualifications required for this position. It’s a scandal for the EFA,” he protested in a post on X (formerly Twitter), criticizing what he sees as mismanagement within the organization. “I call on the Minister of Sports, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, to intervene immediately,” he added.
The Federation president accused of lies.
Confidently, the coach who has been unemployed since the end of February 2023 went so far as to accuse Allam of spreading lies when the latter denied, asserting that Alaa possesses the “certifications” necessary for the role of technical director. “Unfortunately, Gamal Allam is a liar! It’s a shame for someone of his age to be a liar and to ignore the laws,” Mido ranted before demanding the aforementioned certificates from the new technical director. He says that Alaa Nabil has the necessary certificates to hold the position of technical director of the EFA. So why doesn’t he show us these certificates? FIFA’s regulations stipulate that the technical director of a federation must hold a professional license. If the EFA publishes his certificate on its official website, I will personally go to its headquarters and apologize to Nabil in front of everyone.” Tense atmosphere.
