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Hisham Younis, first representative of the Journalists Syndicate and head of the syndicate’s registration committee, expressed his dissatisfaction with the statement issued by the Sports Critics Association against Captain Mohamed El-Shenawy, Al-Ahly club’s goalkeeper, describing him as “immoral.” After calling Egyptian journalists “problem creators.”
Younes said, during his talk to “Masrawy”: The verbal error included in the statement of the Sports Critics Association; It came as a result of haste in resolving the matter, indicating that it was the reason for their retreat and abandonment. To delete the extraneous word.
The first representative of the Journalists Syndicate and head of the Syndicate’s registration committee pointed out that Captain El-Shenawy’s speech to journalists, “You are causing problems, I swear,” came as a result of a nervous moment and perhaps unknown backgrounds, indicating that it was within his opinion and did not fall under the terms of insult and defamation at all.
Younis continued: “We must be honest with ourselves that (some) news sites are following the trend and creating problems that do not exist.”
The first representative of the Journalists Syndicate and head of the syndicate’s registration committee indicated that the Sports Critics Association should have dealt with sobriety and resolved matters calmly. Especially since Al-Ahly club is heading to an important match with Tunisian club Esperance in the CAF Champions League final, in a match that concerns the entire country, pointing out that El-Shenawy’s nervousness was met with nervousness from the Sports Critics Association.
A source in the Journalists Syndicate revealed the details of amending the sports critics’ statement issued against Mohamed El-Shenawy, describing it as “immoral.”
The source told “Masrawy”: Gamal Gabr, the head of the media center at Al-Ahly club, made a call to the head of the Journalists Syndicate, Khaled El-Balshi, in which he expressed his regret regarding the words mentioned in the statement of the Sports Critics Association, against the player Mohamed El-Shenawy; As a result, the captain moved and deleted the word “immoral” included in the statement.
It is worth noting that Mohamed El-Shenawy said in his response to a journalist’s question about the existence of problems in Al-Ahly, saying: “Problems? Where did you read this news? In the Egyptian newspapers, they are the ones causing these problems, and there are no problems in the team.”
El-Shenawy’s statement prompted the Sports Critics Association to issue a statement against him, which read as follows: “The Executive Office of the Sports Critics Association announces its categorical rejection of the statement made by Mohamed El-Shenawy, Al-Ahly club goalkeeper, in the press conference held today, Friday, on the occasion of the African Champions League final.”
The statement added: “The Executive Office was surprised by the Al-Ahly Club goalkeeper’s response to one of the questions in today’s press conference, including words that were extremely insulting to all Egyptian journalists and the Egyptian press, by claiming that they always create problems, which the Executive Office sees as an unacceptable transgression and a kind of impoliteness, which… “It requires dealing with it firmly.”
The statement continued: “The Executive Office informed Al-Ahly Club of our categorical rejection of the transgression of one of its players, along with our full appreciation for the sports institution, regardless of the actions of a person within it.”
The Executive Office of the Critics Association calls on the Al-Ahly club management to correct the grave mistake made by its player Mohamed El-Shenawy, to immediately amend his statement and apologize for what he did, and to affirm respect for the Egyptian press and the great role it plays, with our full assurance of supporting the club in its match in the African Champions League final.
Only hours passed before the association made an amendment to its statement that included deleting the words “immoral” and leaving in “unacceptable transgression.”
Its text was as follows: “The Executive Office of the Sports Critics Association announces its categorical rejection of the statement made by Mohamed El-Shenawy, Al-Ahly club’s goalkeeper, in the press conference held today on the occasion of the African Champions League final.”
The statement added: “The Executive Office was surprised by the Al-Ahly club goalkeeper’s response to one of the questions in today’s press conference, including words that were extremely insulting to all Egyptian journalists and the Egyptian press by claiming that they always create problems… which the Executive Office sees as an unacceptable transgression, which requires dealing with it firmly.” “.
The Sports Critics Association statement continued: “The Executive Office informed Al-Ahly Club of our categorical rejection of the transgression of one of its players, with the reality of our full appreciation for the sports institution apart from the actions of a person within it… The Executive Office of the Critics Association calls on Al-Ahly Club management to correct the grave mistake made by its player Mohamed El-Shenawy, and to amend His immediate statement and apology for what he said… and an emphasis on respect for the Egyptian press and the great role it plays, with our full assurance of supporting the club in its match in the African Champions League final.”
The statement concluded: “The Executive Office also confirms that it will not hesitate to take all necessary measures against Al-Shenawy’s transgression, in coordination with the President of the Journalists Syndicate and members of the Syndicate’s Council.”
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