His reason:
“I refused their offer before, but now joining Portsmouth is no longer an option for me. After Portsmouth signed an Israeli player [Tal ben Haim] and also hired an Israeli football director [Avram Grant] a possible move was ruled out. On top of that, no way could I play at Portsmouth with an Algerian [Nadir Belhadj] within in their ranks.†- Amr Zaki.
Ha ha, Egypt and Israel are at 'peace' but the Algerian thing is really sad - The way it's going, that 'footy game' may cause more damage than any game in history
“I refused their offer before, but now joining Portsmouth is no longer an option for me. After Portsmouth signed an Israeli player [Tal ben Haim] and also hired an Israeli football director [Avram Grant] a possible move was ruled out. On top of that, no way could I play at Portsmouth with an Algerian [Nadir Belhadj] within in their ranks.†- Amr Zaki.
Ha ha, Egypt and Israel are at 'peace' but the Algerian thing is really sad - The way it's going, that 'footy game' may cause more damage than any game in history