Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
November 19, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government and citizens alike reacted angrily to a media campaign from their northern neighbor accusing them of failing to secure Egyptian soccer fans from assaults by Algerians after the World Cup qualifying match in the capital that took place yesterday.
The Sudanese foreign ministry today summoned the Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum Afifi Abdel-Wahab to protest the messages conveyed on Egyptian TV channels considered to be “unacceptable” and “abusive” against Sudan.
Sudan’s state minister for foreign affairs Ali Karti informed the Egyptian envoy that his government “categorically rejects this approach” adding that Sudan should be appreciated for organizing the event.
The match between Algeria and Egypt was a special situation after both teams equalized in terms of points and goals requiring a decisive match on neutral ground per FIFA rules.
Each team was to pick a venue to host the game. Sudan was the choice of Egyptian football association and officials in Cairo expressed relieve after prevailing over Algeria’s choices citing “historical relations” with their southern neighbor.
However, following the match Egyptian media appeared critical of Sudanese authorities for not keeping the order and protecting their fans from Algerian attacks.
Many Sudanese all over the world contacted Sudan Tribune expressing outcry over what they perceived as “offensive” and “arrogant” language used by Egyptian media “against their country [Sudan]”.
“They [Egyptians] have showed their true colors. They always looked at us as a lower class. They lost the game and now they are trying to throw the blame on Sudan. We were not the ones that scored the goal” one of them said.
The cyber world including discussion boards and social sites such as Facebook was flooded with angry Sudanese bashing Egyptian commentators and talk shows that they say degraded their country image.
The fallout of the growing row prompted announcement that the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak instructed foreign minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit to receive the Sudanese ambassador to Cairo on Friday to thank his government for “efforts made by Sudanese authorities in coordinating and brotherly cooperation with Egyptian agencies to secure the return of our citizens and national team to our homeland”.
The Egyptian intelligence chief Omer Suleiman phoned his Sudanese counterpart Mohamed Atta to express gratitude for measures taken by authorities in Khartoum at the match.
Yesterday Egyptian officials said that they will send special forces to evacuate its soccer fans including those who have not been able to make it to the airport.
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Dinka Boy
Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
Algeria and Egypt must know that they practiced in the wrong location. Khartoum is the land of crimial.
Bashier will not think for you guys since he is in the deliemma and great fear because of his ICC criminal charge.
Khartoum is not going to be liable for any demage,but only you guys who decide to play soccer in Khartoum. Why not in Algeria or Egypty.
Bashier want to creat relationship,but his administration proved it as criminal without laws and orders. Just Sharia shit.
Thannks
Rambang Deng
Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
Egyptians are idiot war mongers who will be thirsty pretty soon as more Sudanese becomes aware of their discriminatory attitude toward Sudanese in particular and Africans in general.
silake comba
Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
The expreesion of appreciation and thanks to the sudanese for their hospitality and their efforts in organizing the qualifying match could be spontaneous by Egyptians at all levels without any need to instructions from their President. Any how, this is the right and wise approach to deal with our country and state. we appreciate this iniatives by the Egyptian foreign ministry and security apparatus. Yesterday,19 Nov.,I was not only raged but amazed by the tone used by an Egyptian on one TV Channel ( Nile? ). He was flatly abusing his Sudanese interlocutor on the other side of the line, telling him to give him contact numbers of such pepole as senior police officials, Rescue police and others. The sudanese behaved in a very civilized manner, for whihc I must deeply thank him, because by doing so he demonstrated the true nature of the Sudanese personality. The Algerians, if they truely tried to assault or attack our quests on our soil, they must know that this is an act of impingment upon our dignity. It means they are not respecting us too.
Time1
Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
This is a big insult from the Egyptians, the sudanese should not take any nonsense from Egyptians, they fail to appreciate the welcome and the security measures which cost the system alot of money and time. Egyptians will never respect Sudanese, they always called Sudanese the black slaves and their Aran servants.
Algeria is better than Egypt.
KingTaharqa
Sudanese furious over Egyptian accusations following soccer match
One thing the African leaders, officials, and peoples, refused to understand is the FACT Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, SHOULD not be allowed to compete in world cup with an AFRICAN ticket, neither should they be allowed to compete in the AFRICAN cup of NATION, and the FACT they are both members of the African union, and the ARAB league, victimized the Africans in every way. Sudan included (confused bastards)
This are the peoples when they win a game they praise, and claim the win exclusively for the ARAB, and MUSLIM nation wither in the African cup, or with an African ticket in world cup. It’s a disgrace and a humiliation to the Africans