Former Egyptian national team and Al-Ahly star Mohamed Aboutrika surprised Pharaohs player Emam Ashour with a wonderful message on air after his participation in leading Egypt to qualify for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
Imam Ashour first addressed a message to Mohamed Aboutrika via the "BeIN Sports" channel, as he confirmed that he had asked the national team's coaching staff to appear on that network specifically in order to send a message to the former star of the Egyptian national team.
Abu Trika responded to the statements of the Egyptian Al-Ahly star by saying: “Imam Ashour has become better than Abu Trika. He has a high football mind in that tournament. He played in many positions and excelled in them completely. He has all the capabilities of a football player, but there are some minor shortcomings that I will tell him about when I see him in order to develop himself. He should also sit a little with Mohamed Barakat, my former teammate, so that he can give him some instructions.”
Imam Ashour scored Egypt’s goal against Australia in the (13)th minute with a header following up on the cross sent by his teammate Karim Hafez from the right side.
Egypt achieved a valuable victory over their Australian counterparts in a penalty shootout with a score of 4-2, after a 1-1 draw in both regular and extra time, in the match that brought the two teams together, at Dallas Stadium, in the United States of America, as part of the round of 32 competitions of the 2026 World Cup.
