CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's ENPPI soccer club could be forgiven for questioning the allegiance of their new loan-signing Ahmed Eid, after the full-back was spotted singing and chanting with fans of his parent club Zamalek during a match between the two Egyptian Premier League teams on Sunday.
Television cameras captured the 22-year-old chanting with Zamalak fans as he warmed up before coming on as a substitute in the clash, and later said his performance had been an unintentional force of habit.
"Since I was a kid I've been going to the club... I heard the cheers of the Zamalek fans -- I sang it unintentionally", Eid told Egyptian TV channel."But on the field, I play for the team that I represent -- because if I perform well, I will return to my home again!" State-owned oil company club ENPPI ran out surprise 2-0 winners away from home, and now sit 13th in the 18-team league.
Zamalak, who drew a blank despite enjoying more than 70 percent possession and having had 16 shots, now lie fifth, 11 points behind arch-rivals leaders Al-Ahly, who have two matches in hand.
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