Egypt legend Ahmed Mido Hossam for taken a swipe at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for snubbing Egyptian international Ahmed Mostafa Zizo for the best Player on the continent gong.
Zizo, who plies his trade for Modern Sports Club fell short to South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper for the best player award in Africa at the CAF awards held in Morocco on Monday night.
However, Mido has taken to social media to express his displeasure about the awards, saying Zizo deserved to win the award for the best player in Africa.
“Zizo deserved the title of the best player in the continent after he performed better than any other player, but unfortunately, compliments and relationships control the fate of awards within the African Union.” He wrote on X.
“What I like about the African Union is that it has been consistent in its principles for more than 40 years. It was headed by a man whose corruption was remembered and condemned by FIFA after 30 years, namely Issa Hayatou, and then came a man whose corruption was proven by the French judiciary, namely Ahmad Ahmad,” the former Tottenham star
“Patrice Motsepe, the current president, has turned African football into a testing ground and serves the interests of FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his men to benefit from Africa’s votes only in the FIFA elections without any plan to develop African football and under the auspices of former African stars,” he
“The awards are a simple facade for the corruption that has been happening within the African Union for many years, and unfortunately the situation will hardly”
