Modern Sport Club issued an official statement this morning, Tuesday, announcing that Walid Dabbas has submitted his resignation from the presidency of the club’s board of directors, following the recent controversy surrounding the crisis of the late Ahmed Refaat.
Daabas criticized the statements made recently by Ahmed Refaat’s agent (Nader Shawky) regarding what the player was exposed to since his transfer to Al Wahda in the UAE until his death.
Modern Sport statement said that since Rafat’s agent made the television statements, the club has been subjected to a fierce media campaign with no goal other than to distort the club.
He added that Walid Dabbas submitted his resignation from the chairmanship of the board of directors of Modern Sport Club due to the distortion of his person and the entity of the club, the distortion of his statements, and the deliberate attempt to cause discord between him and the family of the late Ahmed Refaat, the public opinion, and all fans of the late player.
The statement added: “The owners of the controlling shares of the company decided to transfer the shares they owned to the previous owners, authorizing them to manage and run the club’s business until the situation is settled.”
He continued: “Providing the necessary support to the committee formed by the decision of the Minister of Youth and Sports regarding the investigation into the facts related to the late player Ahmed Refaat within the limits of the information available to us if the club is managed as of September 2023.”
The statement concluded: “Walid Dabbas thanks the Egyptian people and apologizes for the attempt to distort his statements through the media and withdraws from the sports scene in Egypt, and announces his condolences to the family of the late Ahmed Refaat at their home in the Fifth Settlement in his personal capacity and without any official capacity to offer the necessary condolences.. And God is the best witness and trustee.”
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