Imam Ashour, the Al-Ahly player, revealed the truth about his dispute with Hossam Hassan, the Egyptian national team coach, after he was excluded from the first Egyptian national team camp, which is preparing to face Map Verde and Botswana in the African Nations qualifiers.
Imam Ashour said in statements to Al-Ahly TV: “There are no differences between me and Hossam Hassan, as I respect him very much.”
He added: “When I left the Egypt national team camp, I was suffering from a knee injury, and I presented my injury to the national team doctor. If the national team had not confirmed my injury, I would not have been excluded. The matter has nothing to do with whether or not I participated in the match, and I have no problem with my presence.” As a substitute with the national team.
He explained: “I was hoping to train under the leadership of Hossam Hassan, and what is said about the existence of differences between us is baseless.”
Regarding his choice of shirt No. 22, Imam Ashour said: “I am the one who chose shirt No. 22. At first I wanted to wear the 11 Haba Walid Suleiman shirt, but Ahmed Abdel Qader chose it, and after that she chose shirt No. 22.”
Imam Ashour continued: “One of my life’s desires is to see Muhammad Abu Trika, and the 22 shirt (very heavy), and I must be up to the responsibility, and try to be a quarter of Muhammad Abu Trika.”
Imam Ashour went on to talk about his suffering before the Zamalek match in the Egypt Cup final, saying: “Before the Zamalek match in the Egypt Cup final, my temperature was 40, and before traveling to Saudi Arabia, I went to the hospital, and the doctor at that time advised me not to travel, because he suspected it was a Corona infection and wanted to confirm.” .
He pointed out: “The Zamalek match was important for me because it was my first summit with Al-Ahly, and my vision on the field was poor because of the temperature.”
Imam Ashour concluded his talk about the events of the Jeddah Al-Ittihad match in the Club World Cup, saying: “Before the Jeddah Al-Ittihad match, we saw provocations from Al-Ittihad fans, and this gave us additional motivation to achieve victory. Al-Ittihad is a big team, and we have all respect for it, but we were able to defeat it among its fans.” “This highlights the greatness of Al-Ahly. No one should talk about it negatively.”