A hotel worker causes the Egyptian national team player to be suspended.. “Official statement on the incident”

Today, Monday, the Egyptian Football Association issued an official statement announcing the suspension of Ismaili player Abdel Rahman Magdy, one of the elements of the Egyptian Olympic football team participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Egyptian Federation said: "Within the framework of the transparency policy pursued by the Egyptian Football Association, during the presence of the Olympic team in Japan and a few hours before the second match, we received a complaint from the residence hotel against the player Abdel Rahman Magdy, the content of which was the abuse of one of the hotel workers."

The statement added: "Immediately, the player was completely excluded, despite his confirmation that he did not intend to offend, and it is possible that the misunderstanding occurred due to the difference in language and culture. The investigation was carried out after the match and the matter was contained in order to ensure focus and provide stability for the rest of the players."

He continued, "We moved to another country to play the third match against Australia, then to the Olympic Village in Tokyo to play the quarter-final match, then headed to the airport and from there to Cairo."

The statement concluded: "After the team returned with the safety of God, we decided to suspend the player Abdul Rahman Magdy until the investigation is completed and the final decision is taken on him, due to his non-compliance and violation of the rules."

It is noteworthy that the Egyptian Olympic team bid farewell to the Tokyo Olympics after losing to Brazil 0-1 in the quarter-finals.

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