Mohamed Fadl, a member of the five-year committee in charge of managing the Football Association, responded to the letter sent by the Olympiacos Club to the International Federation regarding the failure of the African federations to implement the precautionary measures properly.
The Greek club, Olympiacos, sent a letter to the International Football Association (FIFA), attacking CAF and its affiliated federations due to Ahmed Hassan “Coca” and Youssef Al-Arabi being infected with the Corona virus. (See the details)
Muhammad Fadl said in statements toFilGoal.com: “The committee managed the file of Corona injuries among the national team players professionally, which was praised by all European clubs, especially with the injury of the professional duo in England, Mohamed Salah and Mohamed El-Niny, along with Ahmed Hassan” Coca “, a professional in Greece.
Fadl explained, “The Football Association, from the first moment of Mohamed Salah’s injury, and after he tested positive, quickly dealt with the file and communicated himself with Liverpool club officials and an official statement in English due to Salah’s global popularity and another in Arabic to show the extent of his condition.”
And he continued, “Coordination was made with Salah, a new swab was conducted, and Hossam Hosni, head of the chest department at Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital, was used to supervise the treatment of the player and follow up on his condition up-to-date, in coordination with Muhammad Sultan, Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Football Association.”
Fadl Akmal, “This was in addition to the details and treatment protocol that was coordinated between the national team doctor, Muhammad Abu Al-Ela and the English club Liverpool, before coordinating later with Liverpool and Arsenal to send a medical plane equipped to transport Salah and Nani to England, amid great praise from officials of the two clubs for the role played by the Egyptian Federation Continuous coordination and continuous line of communication.
The member of the temporary committee continued, “The Egyptian team, as an elected representative of a great country the size of Egypt, took all precautionary measures and all precautions with the utmost precision through Muhammad Abu Al-Ela, head of the medical apparatus of the national team, who developed an integrated medical plan before the teams gathered that included all the details and the latest medical matters followed in Dealing with the Corona virus, and continuous communication with European clubs.
“The team performed 6 swabs for all players during the camp period, and travel to Togo was via a private plane, far from normal flying, to provide more comfort and safety for the players,” he explained.
And he followed, “The team players and all members of the team were staying in single rooms away from staying in double rooms, as was the case earlier. All procedures and safety methods were at the top of the priorities of the five-member committee and the team’s medical apparatus.”
Fadl continued, “We took a representative from the Egyptian Ministry of Health within the official mission of the team in Togo, and (isolation suits) were taken to use them in the event of injuries, which is what happened with Mohamed El-Niny, so that the player is not left in Togo and returned without him, and he returns to Egypt with the mission without To hurt the rest of the team. “
He explained, “As head of the mission, I was focusing on the matter and contacted Arsenal to coordinate the return of the Nini with the mission with unprecedented precautionary measures.”
He stressed, “As soon as the mission returned to Cairo, a swab was performed at Cairo airport, and the players stayed in the residence hotel until the result of the swab appeared as a precaution to protect the players and their families, and as soon as Coca’s positive results appeared, he was isolated and dealt with the matter very seriously, and the Egyptian Federation was always one step ahead in This file “.
The vice president of the committee also said, “Until returning to Cairo, Liverpool and Arsenal were contacted to send a medical plane equipped to transport Salah and Nini to England to participate quickly in the matches, and what the Egyptian Federation did in the case of injuries won the praise of European clubs and the International Federation because it put all possibilities into consideration and dealt with Very firmly. “
“The two Togolese national team, as soon as positive for Coronavirus appeared in Cairo before the third round match, was dealt with with the same preventive measures in force for the Egyptian team and with the utmost precision, and during his presence in Togo with the team, the Togolese Minister of Youth and Sports thanked the Egyptian state and the Egyptian Federation for what they presented.” Support for her country’s national team, injured players, appropriate isolation, and taking all appropriate measures. “
The Egyptian national team mission during the November international suspension witnessed the infection of the trio Ahmed Hassan “Koka”, Muhammad Al-Nani and Mohamed Salah with the Corona virus, along with the team’s masseur as well.
Egypt beat Togo 1-0, then 3-1 against a goal in the third and fourth rounds of the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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