[ 2016-11-03 ]

Egypt FA insist no special security measures ahead of Ghana cracker
The Egyptian FA insist there will be no special
security measures despite mounting reports
suggesting ultra fans are plotting to attack
Ghana's Israeli coach Avram Grant ahead of the
2018 World Cup qualifier between the two African
giants on November 13.


Circling media reports claimed this week a group
of vicious fans were planning to attack the former
Chelsea manager who is an Israeli.

According to sources in the North African country,
the Egyptian football regulatory body has received
hateful messages from fans who are planning to
attack the former Chelsea manager.

The angry fans, who hold a distaste for Israel
nationals due to ages old rivalry between Arabic
and Israeli people, are asking the Egyptian
authorities to block Avram Grant from entering the
country.

But the Egyptian FA has denied the reports as
false, insisting there will no special security
measures at the Borg El Arab stadium in
Alexandria.

“Ghana is a normal team just like any other
opponent that visits Egypt, the security measures
will not see any change,” Egypt FA executive
director Tharwat Sweilam told DMC Sports TV.

“We don’t care about the nationality of their
manager or any other thing, we know well the
capabilities of our security forces and their
ability to guard any national team. We don’t
want to dispel our concentration, we know well
they [Ghana] are attempting to do so but we
don’t want to keep reiterating these statements
in the media.”

“The most important thing for us is winning
against Ghana in order to move closer towards
World Cup qualification,” he concluded.

Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace
treaty with Israel, in 1979, but anti-Israeli
sentiments have been rife since former president
Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a popular revolt in
2011.

Source - Soccernet

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