Egypt has threatened to pull out of international football for at least two years if Fifa does not punish Algeria over alleged crowd trouble at last week’s World Cup play-off.
Egypt’s football association has filed a complaint with Fifa claiming its fans were attacked after the game in Khartoum, which Algeria won 1-0 to book their place in South Africa.
The Egyptian FA said in a statement: “It was a tragedy. The Algerian fans terrorised our supporters and threatened to take their lives with numerous weapons. The international football community should condemn such disastrous incidents and Fifa should take action. If Fifa do not intervene, we are ready to suspend the national team’s football activities for two years at least.
“We are ever confident and know that Fifa has always sought to preserve the lives of players and fans, and stand firmly against anyone who tries to distort the ethics and principles of world football. A meeting will be held between the head of the National Council for Sport and the president and vice-president of the Egyptian Federation.”
