Pyramid Pursuit: The Shocking Reason Behind Rajab Bakkar’s Sudden Retirement
Rajab Bakkar revealed the backstory behind his deal for Zamalek, the crisis facing Pyramid and his departure from the army’s vanguard before announcing his retirement.
Bakkar Saada said in his statement on El Balad channel: “When Ali Maher took over the leadership of Smouhar in 2017, I and Yasir Ibrahim had already signed on behalf of Zamalek at the house of Al-Abiad president Murtada Mansour, but Smouhar president Farag Amer informed us of Maher’s loyalty, so We stayed and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz left.”
He added, “I wasn’t sad then, and I could have done like Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, who pushed and ‘made crazy things for them’ to go to Jamal. He was hitting cones in training, and the method worked, so He’s gone.”
He continued, “I signed empty handed with Pyramid, but the numbers were less than I expected. I was satisfied with the contract amendment agreement because I want to participate in the confederation and play with the national team. I actually joined Hossam El. Badri, but I was surprised that my contract was not documented.”
He added, “I called Abdullah Al-Said and was waiting for the revised contract to be activated and the salary cut. He asked me to speak to coach Deshbar, who left after speaking with him.”
He continued, “I was away from participating in the next season, and Omar Gabe was absent due to his appointment, and Ahmed Tawfiq participated in my place. In the El Gouna match, I participated in the place of Islam Issa, who was upset with him. I consoled him. I gave in and said I was surprised based on the fact that I was ruining the dressing room.
He explained, “Mohammed Hamdi and Ali Jabar got into a heated argument on the field, so I told Hamdi: ‘Don’t let him bother you on the field, because he is my friend, and so they thought I was set. Fire in the dressing room.
He continued, “After the El Gouna match a meeting was held to discuss the reasons for the loss. This match had special circumstances, because Nader Shawky was the executive director of El Gouna, and we had Mamdouh Eid, and they had a famous rivalry. The atmosphere Rejected the idea of losing to him.”
He continued, “I was surprised that I was left out of the list for the next match, so I left and did not go to the stadium with the team and did not admit my mistake. I found a paper hanging in the dressing room that suspended me. , Islam Issa, And Muhammad Atwa, and I respected this decision. A few days later, I was surprised that Isa and Atwa came back without me.”
He continued, “I trained myself personally, and this led to an argument with the assistant coach. He told me: if you were a great player, this would not have happened to you. I have never forgotten this sentence throughout my life. “
He added, “I came back to my house and said: when they need me, they will contact me. With the absence of Omar Jaber and the suspension of Ahmed Tawfiq, there is no other right back but me. I played one match. Talaiya El Ghaish and We lost on penalties in the cup, then we went to the semi-finals of the confederation and then the final.”
He continued, “At the farewell party for ex-Pyramid coach Ante Cacic, he said: Administration officials have no experience and it’s not their specialty. I agree with him, the amount of money that was spent. There are ‘interests’ happening within the club.”
He continued, “If you give a team like Al-Ittihad or Al-Masri the potential of the pyramid, it will achieve more. The team is now forced to win the league.”
He revealed, “Mahmoud Fatallah left the team’s technical staff because he needed a bigger role than his current role and when he disagreed with the administration on the issue, he left.”
He explained, “During the Corona period, the dressing room was divided into two rooms, so we called them: the ‘Bata’ group, which included me, and the ‘Zara’ group, which included the highest brands.”
He continued, “I signed with Future, but suddenly he didn’t want me anymore, and then I was surprised that all the clubs didn’t want me anymore. My reputation was insulted and it was said that I was leaking players’ contracts. I told them Talked to Abdel Hamid Basyouni a few hours before registration closed, and so I went to Talaiya El Gaish… but I was immediately injured.” I joined for 8 months.
He concluded, “After my return, Alaa Abdel-Al became the technical director. I was surprised, Ahmed Al-Mahdi, the director of football at the time, told me: the club doesn’t want you, and it’s the coach’s wish. So I’m Abdel-Al’s again. I turned around, and he said to me: I decided to respect myself what is between you and this man.” “
Talaya El Gaish was the last team that Rajab Bakker played for in the Egyptian League.
Bakker has not joined a club since the summer of 2022 when he left Talaya El Gaish.
Ragob Bakkar wrote on his personal account: “After participating in almost 300 matches in the league, cup and Africa and representing many clubs and the Egyptian national team with Hossam El Badri.”
He added, “After being absent from the field for the past period, I am announcing my permanent retirement today.”
Ragob Bakra previously played for NPP, Al Dakhilya, Smouaha, Pyramids, Ceramica Cleopatra and finally Tala’ya El Gaish.
Rajab Bakkar is 33 years old and plays in the right-back position.
Bakkar played over 160 matches with various clubs in the Egyptian league.
He previously played in Confederations Cup competitions with Smouha and Pyramids.