FIFA Stupidity: Egyptian Regime Made the Country Look Silly……..
“Egypt summons Algeria envoy, Sudan summons Egypt envoy. Cairo recalls Algiers ambassador after soccer loss. Egypt recalled its ambassador from Algiers for consultations on Thursday after Egypt's soccer team lost to rivals Algeria in a playoff to reach the 2010 World Cup finals, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery in Sudan. The move is the latest in a tit-for-tat spat between the North African countries about minor incidents of violence surrounding World Cup qualifiers on Saturday and Wednesday. Egypt's state-run EGYNews website said Cairo was recalling its ambassador over violence against Egyptians after Wednesday's match that Egypt has blamed on Algerian fans..........”
“Egypt’s artists, entertainers and journalists to boycott Algerian festivals until an official apology is issued by Algeria........”
The Egyptians were lousy hosts during the first game. Algerian players were stoned and spat upon in Cairo. This time the game was in Sudan. The Algerian government has no control over what happens in Sudan. I am not sure the Algerians were the instigators, maybe there were: Algerians are generally a surly people; they may be even surlier than Jordanians, not an easy task. But this recalling of ambassador in a third country, just because they beat you in soccer is silly. But then again, these one-man (or one-family) oligarchies tend to act silly. Sometimes they act stupid because there are no checks or balances on them, like Saddam did when he invaded Iran and Kuwait within one decade.
Recalling the ambassador is a political move to shield the Mubaraks (pere et fils) from the disappointment of loss. It only shows how much contempt Egypt’s regime has for its people and their intelligence.
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