DOHA, Dec 17 — Qatar’s large Egyptian community is clamouring to welcome their country’s “icon” Mohamed Salah when he comes to the Gulf this week as Liverpool kick off their Club World Cup campaign. But a regional diplomatic crisis has frustrated travel plans for fans based in Egypt and...
Tomorrow, Qatar’s large Egyptian community will have a chance to watch Salah in the flesh when Liverpool face Mexico’s Monterrey in their Club World Cup semi-final in Doha. — AFP pic
The Egyptian diaspora in Qatar number around 300,000, according to official statistics, out of a total population of 2.75 million. The two-year-long effort to isolate Qatar stems from accusations that Doha backs radical Islamists and has sought closer ties with Saudi Arabia’s archrival Iran.Egypt and Saudi, along with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, closed their airspace to Qatar Airways and banned travel to the country, putting their citizens in Qatar in a difficult position.
“My children put so much pressure on me to book the tickets because they are obsessed with Salah. They will be very happy to see him on the field.” “Frankly, I only support Liverpool for him, if they scored 10 goals, I do not rejoice — except when the goal is Salah’s,” said Mahmoud Mansour, 30.“I would have liked to have seen him on the field, but it is difficult to get a ticket now. There are too many Egyptians and Arab fans. Look at all these people here for Salah.”
Some fans, who declined to be named, told AFP that friends from Egypt faced difficulties obtaining visitor visas.
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