Why the Muslim Brotherhood was blamed for Egypt’s World Cup woes

by Abdullah Al-Arian   Or how Egypt’s ruling regime tried to exploit the Egyptian football team to bolster its image. Fresh off a massively disappointing performance at the 2018 World Cup, the president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Hany Abo Rida, deflected criticism of his team’s woeful play by casting blame on the Muslim Brotherhood. The Pharaohs lost […]

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