The former Egyptian Football Association president, Hani Abu Ridah, has revealed his intention to run for the next presidency, while denying any intention to seek the presidency of the Confederation of African Football. This opens the door for a strong struggle ahead for the leadership of the Egyptian Federation, between Abu Rida, as well as the former international, Ahmed Schubert, who also announced his desire to run for the presidency of the Union.
On the other hand, Abu Raida sent a message to the Egyptian star and the scorer of the Liverpool team, Mohamed Salah, on the occasion of his birthday. He told MBC Egypt TV: Mohamed Salah is a great value in world football, and it is very important that we always see him in the Egyptian national team shirt. I wish him well with Liverpool and crown him the English Premier League. "
The atmosphere was strained between Mohamed Salah and the former Egyptian Football Association Board headed by Aburaida against his sad exit from the 2018 World Cup, and the issue of ads that sparked verbal clashes between Salah and the officials of the federation at the time.
It is noteworthy that Abu Raida resigned from the Presidency of the Federation after the Egyptian team left the 2019 African Cup in Egypt and bid farewell to the round of 16, but he returned to the forefront again by announcing the intention to run for the next presidency. He said: The priority for me is to run for the Egyptian Union, not the African elections. Until now I have not settled on the list that will run for elections with me, but as I have confirmed before, I will include several young names for her. "