A public apology… behind the scenes of resolving Egypt’s Al-Ahli crisis between Ashour and El-Shenawi

A source at the club revealed that the two sides “agreed to hold a reconciliation session, but the issue quickly came to an end on Monday morning after a presentation was made Ashour Excuse me El-Senawi Other players and Swiss coach Marcel Kohler.

The source stated in exclusive statements to “Sky News Arabia” that “things have returned to normal, and Ashur has returned to group training after being punished by training alone in the past few days.”

He said: “Earlier it was agreed to hold a reconciliation session between the two parties, but Ashour took the initiative to apologise, which removed all differences between him and El-Shenawi, as well as the sports director of Al-Ahly Club, Mohamed Ramadan.” “

The source, who asked not to be named, said the reconciliation session was scheduled to take place under the auspices of Ramadan, who announced the punishment and individual training decision for Ashura following the altercation with El Shenawi.

A sports critic in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Fayr Ashraf Abdel Nasser said that the first to seek reconciliation between Ashour and El-Shenawi were team players Amr El-Suli and Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim (Kahraba), stressing that they are able to calm the atmosphere and remove a dispute between two parties.

He added: “I witnessed the training Al-Ahli On Monday morning, Ashour and El Shenawy took to the field together, accompanied by Kahraba, and were keen for the crowd attending training to witness the good relationship between them.

Regarding the possibility of lifting the severe punishment imposed by the sports director on Ashour, worth one million pounds (about 22 thousand dollars), Abdel Nasser said: “This matter is unlikely for now, but the next days may bring something new after a mutual agreement. between the two sides.”

Ramadan made the decision to fine Ashour with one million Egyptian pounds and deprive him of group training with the rest of the team’s players for a week.

The reason for the decision was that Ashour showed anger in the dressing room for not participating in Al-Ahly’s match against the Ivorian Abidjan Stadium in the African Champions League, and then got into an argument with El Shenawi, the team’s captain and goalkeeper.