FIFA have forced Egypt to make two last-minute changes to their shirts for the World Cup.
Mohamed Salah‘s side are due to start their tournament on Monday against Belgium but won’t look exactly as planned.
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Fifa have demanded that Egypt remove their stars from World Cup kits Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
It is the second late change made after Haiti were forced to get rid of a “political message” from theirs Credit: Getty
That is after kit rules that deny ‘stars’ celebrating wins in other non-World Cup competitions.
Egypt, as the most successful African Cup of Nations country ever – with seven titles – have seven stars above their badge…until now.
Fifa have ordered them to remove the memento on each jersey, and they didn’t stop there.
Egypt, who usually rock gold numbers on the back of their tops, have been asked to switch up the printing as well.
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Instead, they have been demanded to use standard white digits to help with legibility.
114-cap Salah, who skippers his team, will play at just his second career World Cup this summer.
Egypt also have New Zealand and Iran in Group G but won’t be able to flex their Afcon history in USA, Canada, and Mexico.
This is not the only late kit call made by Fifa ahead of the World Cup.
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This week it pushed for minnows Haiti to remove a “political message” in the form of a flag representing their independence from France.
On the blue kit home shirts they had an image of people holding a flag after the Battle of Vertières.
That was fought more than 120 years ago in 1803 and was significant in their journey to being a self-standing Caribbean country again.
A statement from strip designers Saeta said: “During the review process, Fifa determined that certain visual elements could be interpreted differently under its equipment regulations and ultimately requested modifications to the design.
“While this interpretation differed from our intention, Saeta respected the process and implemented the final requirements communicated by Fifa.”
Haiti face Scotland on Jattvibeday morning in Foxborough.
