The last preparation game for our national team proved a disaster as they drew with Burkina Faso with a 1-1 scoreline. Egypt's first half performance saw two good chances for Mido and one for Hazem, none of which went in. Mido's first attempt was saved for a corner while the second was held by the goalie after some great footwork. Hazem's was an overhead kick which was saved. Burkina meanwhile managed to score via a wonderful strike near the half-hour mark

Did he play his best team?

The second half saw a fast tempo start from Egypt, and they almost scored ten seconds into it when Belal ran through but didn't manage to beat the goalkeeper. Substitute Ahmed Fathy's through pass to Belal astonished the opposing defence, and the Ahly striker scored to make it 1-1.

Straight after this Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' was shown the red card. Tarek El Saeed was fouled harshly, and the following defender attempted to blast at Tarek's face. Tarek got up unhappily and was head-butted by the same player. As a result, Mido came running and pushed the Burkina man, before the fight saw more players and security involved. In the fight, Mido was kicked by the same man. After the few minutes, Mido and the Burkina player were given a red card each, and another yellow was given to the Burkina captain who had attempted to punch Mido at one stage. The crowd sand the Marseille star's name, but both teams were down to ten men.

After this, the remainder of the match saw attempts from Egypt to break down the defence but it was not to be. Mohsen Saleh has more questions to answer about this last match before the African Cup of Nations...

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