Al -Ahly’s goalkeeper, Mohamed El -Shennawi, confirmed his strong desire to participate essentially in the Al -Mahalla spinning match scheduled for next Monday, in the fourth round of the Egyptian Premier League, pointing to his complete readiness to take this important confrontation after exceeding a difficult period due to the death of his father recently.
Al -Shennawi explained through official statements that he respects the decisions of the technical staff led by Spanish Jose Ribeiro, but he wants to emphasize his complete readiness, which his regular training has shown despite the circumstances, as he only missed twice from the training and was keen to engage in individual training classes in addition to participating in group training coinciding with the team’s preparations to face the Mahalla.
Al -Shennawi aims to defend Al -Ahly den during the Al -Mahalla and Pyramids matches in the fifth round, in the hope of confirming his position in the first Egyptian national team camp scheduled for the beginning of September, in preparation for the confrontations of Ethiopia and Burkina Faso in the World Cup qualifiers, which increases the importance of his active participation with the team in the upcoming matches.
Coach Ribeiro had previously clarified his arrangement to guard the goal in the first matches, as Mustafa Schubert was adopted in the first and second rounds, while Al -Shennawi was assigned to be in the following two rounds against Mahalla and Pyramids, and these rationale shows how Al -Shennawi is going through a stage of psychological and physical recovery and hopes to restore his primary place with Al -Ahly and the national team in light of the great challenges and competition.