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Mohamed Salah, a player from Egypt and Liverpool, sent a special message to the next president of the Egyptian Football Federation, asking him to remedy many problems, pointing out that the players were responsible for the failure of Egypt at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
According to CNN, Salah criticized the Egyptian Football Association on some points, but stressed that the players also take responsibility for the failure of the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
Salah thinks that it was difficult to overcome the pressures that weighed on everyone as Egypt was organizing the African Championship, as well as the expectations of the masses.
The Egyptian farewell to the 2019 FIFA World Cup of the last 16 editions after a 1-0 defeat at the Cairo International Stadium by South Africa, amid sharp criticism of the sports street on the overall performance of the team during the tournament, according to Yalla Koura.
"The pressure was strong, nearly 80,000 spectators per game," said Mohamed Salah in an interview with CNN.
"The players felt the pressure, and in fact we did not do our best performance, I do not talk about players and hide, we as a team did not perform well during the tournament. "
Salah spoke about the upcoming period regarding the election of a new president of the Egyptian Football Federation, after the resignation of Hani Abu Rida and all of his council after the failure African Nations.
Salah wants to see several changes when a new president is elected.
"The next president of the football federation must be honest and forthright with himself and try to reform himself," said Salah.
"As a player in Egypt, players are not happy because of so many things, we hope that the new president of the federation will come and do things differently."
Salah stressed his happiness in Liverpool saying, "I am happy in Liverpool, I love this city, I love the fans and they love me, I am happy to be with the Reds ".
The Liverpool star said: "I love this country with all my heart, I still think of it."
Asked about thinking about international retirement, he said: "Something has pushed me to become a role model and a symbol for children.
Salah stressed that his relationship with the former Egyptian Football Federation was not good, pointing out that he had never wanted to rely on his strength during.
Salah added that things inside the hotel for Egypt during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations were not good.
The Liverpool player said: "I was thinking with the Union officials, it was similar to the competition between us."
"For me, I will never be a winner because I am a player, so when I was talking about something, they had to know that I was saying it because I wanted to be happy."
"I speak to achieve something for the team, to give more to the team, not because I want to show them my strength, and at the Secretariat, if you are strong, a lot has changed."
And about the establishment of Egypt at the Nations Cup, Salah said: "The arrival of fans at the hotel players was abnormal, the day of rest, I was locked in my room until 9.30 pm
He explained: "When I tried to go down into the hotel courtyard, I had 200 people, and then I discussed the matter with the officials, but they – I & # 39; Football association – I said why complain ?! ".
Abizaid and: "I complain because I am a human being, I want to be with the players, I want to sit down and enjoy my life, we love each other as players and we want to have a little fun together during the rest period. "
"So when I try to talk about something, I speak for myself and all the players too, because they – the players – talk to me and say please, do what you can."
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