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“We provide hundreds of apologies.” A fiery message by Sherif Ekrami after Mohamed El-Shenawe’s speech

Pyramids goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami has defended Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawi, following the latest spate of statements throughout which he spoke concerning the Egyptian press.

Throughout his assertion on the press convention concerning the conflict between Al-Ahly and Esperance, Mohamed El-Shenawi responded to a reporter: “Issues at Al-Ahly? Wherever you learn this information within the Egyptian press, they’re those inflicting this downside.

The Govt Workplace of the Sports activities Critics Affiliation issued a press release rejecting Mohamed El-Shenau’s assertion due to their insult to all Egyptian journalists and the Egyptian press, and demanded a correction of his assertion and an apology.

By his private account on the social media platform “X”, Sherif Ekramy wrote: “El-Shenawi expressed his opinion concerning the Egyptian sports activities press and the critics affiliation got here out with a press release demanding an apology from him.”

He added: “The query right here is: Has El-Shenawi transgressed in opposition to any social gathering till he apologized, did the affiliation insurgent in opposition to the repeated insults and violations in opposition to the press and media, all of which have been dedicated by one particular person? Up to now the years?”

He continued: “Has the Critics Affiliation ever apologized for misreporting from some journalists and sports activities media professionals accredited by the Syndicate, leading to many journalists not being the identical? Certified to observe the occupation?”

He concluded: “Why do you give the correct to criticize something associated to soccer, however not settle for criticism? Freedom of expression is a precept that newspapers at all times struggle for, so please do not use double requirements. If El-Shenawi apologizes to you, then you definately apologize a thousand occasions.”