The star of Al-Ahly and the former Egyptian national team, Mohamed Aboutrika, defended the position of Indonesia, which was scheduled to host the FIFA,Football,Soccer,Football,Soccer U-20 World Cup for men from May 20 to June 11, before being stripped by FIFA,Football,Soccer,Football,Soccer. "FIFA,Football,Soccer" It has the right to organize the World Cup after its objection to the participation of the Israeli national team.
Aboutrika said through his Twitter account: Indonesia is an honorable and strong position for which you are grateful.
FIFA,Football,Soccer,Football,Soccer stripped Indonesia of hosting the Under-20 World Cup against the background of its objection to the participation of the Israeli national team, saying in a statement yesterday that it would announce a new host as soon as possible, with the tournament dates currently remaining unchanged, pointing to "sanctions" Possible against the Indonesian Federation for the game, without giving additional details on the reasons for withdrawing the championship and content with the phrase "due to the current circumstances"according to the Qatar News Agency "Qena".
The draw for the tournament scheduled for next Friday had been canceled, due to the call of the governor of Bali Province to exclude "Israel" From the tournament held in 6 cities with the participation of 24 teams.
Officials confirmed earlier that a possible factor in canceling the lottery was Bali Governor Wayan Koster’s disqualification call "Israel" Because of its policies towards the Palestinians, in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports last month.
It is noteworthy that Indonesia was subjected to one of the worst stadium disasters in the history of football, which led to the death of 135 people in a stampede in the city of Malang, east Java last October, including more than forty children.
