The biggest crisis that the Egyptian national team lived through, perhaps in recent years, created a controversy in the Pharaohs camp, almost leaving the team because of it, but it continued and the team did not continue in the African Cup, despite it being the host of the continental wedding.
Amr Warda, a Volos player, recalls the scenes of the crisis that engulfed the dreams of the Pharaohs in their favorite championship, defends himself, and narrates how the atmosphere was in the residence.
The 27-year-old left winger tells how Manuel Jose persuaded to enter the Red Castle, and stresses that he will not play in Egypt until Al-Ahly.
“Everyone was on my back, everyone saw that the players were standing behind me,” Warda says during his interview with MBC Egypt, “Everyone saw that the players were standing behind me. If people see that I am wrong then we may forgive, we all make mistakes. I am wronged. I apologize for what? If I made a mistake, I would apologize. Was it not Amr Warda who said?” If we had won the African Cup (2019), no one would have remembered what happened, but I endured it in the end. “
And the former player of Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly added, “People believed what was said, and criticized Mohamed Salah for standing next to me. I gave him my phone to make sure. I sat in my room for 10 days, not going out during the camp, during the games in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Everyone stood by my side, they said if Warda left, because they know.” I didn’t make a mistake, I gave them my phone, I told them this girl wants to drop me, why now does someone want that? ”
Ahmed Hegazy, one of the people who stood by me most in the problem, continued, “He ran towards the room of Javier Aguirre (Egypt coach in the 2019 African Cup), and he said we will leave the team. Agiri said I did not make a mistake, there are people who want to drop the national team, I apologized until I come back and participate, not Because I made a mistake. The current national team is communicating with me, I am fighting to return to the national team, and I will remain so, if I go to the team, I will not leave my room. “
July 6, 2019, Warda’s last participation with the Egyptian national team, the South African match in the semi-final round, participated as a substitute and lost the Pharaohs with a goal to leave the continental championship early.
A match that Warda would not have participated in had it not been for the Egyptian Football Association to withdraw its decision to remove the player from the team camp. A decision taken by the union after a video spread to Warda on social media.
At the beginning of the current season, Warda left the Greek PAOK team, a surprising decision by the club, which the player explains: “Hours before the preparation period, I signed the renewal of my contract for an additional season, and then they called me and informed me that I was infected with the Coronavirus. I sat at home, and days later the coach called me and informed me that I am out. The team, where are the problems? Now, Pauke wants me to come back, and soon, God willing, there is an Italian or Spanish show. “
Warda participated with Volos, loaned to him from PAOK, in 9 matches, scoring two goals and sending an assist.
And Warda added, defending himself against those who accused him of creating problems in Europe, “Our Lord will honor me, God willing. Why did I not get married? I focus on the ball, I am persevering in prayer, no one will believe what I say, I swear to God I will persevere in prayer, I will not take a picture while I pray to share it with people.” The one in my heart is on my tongue. When I joke and laugh a lot, there are people who get things wrong. “
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In 2011, Warda was on a date with a new stage in his football career, he left Sporting Alexandria to wear the red Al-Ahly jersey.
A transition would not be complete without the brilliance in front of the two giants Muhammad Abu Trika and Muhammad Barakat.
Warda recounts, “(Manuel) Jose wanted to see me at the training session. I was at the youth team at the time and I was 18 years old. Al-Ahly went and we were sitting in an office with Adli Al-Qai’i (the club’s former contract manager) and Jose came and said he will train with us. The first player I saw was Abu Trika. Then Barakat, then Wael Jumaa, I said to myself: Oh, Black Day. I participated in a training match and scored two goals and the confrontation ended 2-2.
He continued, “I was against the Abu Trika and Barakat team. I had Ahmed Shukry, Mustafa Afroto, Sherif Abdel Fadil, Wael Jumaa, Sayed Moawad and Hussam Ashour. I scored two goals against Ahmed Adel, Jose after training. He said he will sign with the club, I signed for Al-Ahly on January 23, 2011 and then the revolution occurred.” .
On returning to Egypt, the player who participated in 30 matches with the Pharaohs and scored one goal, said: “If I return, I will return to Al-Ahly. If Al-Ahly does not ask me, I will remain outside Egypt. There have been previous negotiations with Al-Ahly and other Egyptian clubs.”
Warda stayed for 4 years in the Red Fort before moving to the leader of the Thug in January 2015, and after a few months he began his journey in the Old Continent from the Greek Gate of Panetolikos.
Warda participated in 124 matches in the Greek league, scored 29 goals and sent 22 assists.
He won the Greek Cup twice with PAOK.
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