“It is simply shocking to me that anyone would think that the vast majority of tourists that are thinking about coming to Egypt, or are in Egypt right now, would want to see this fight actually take place,” said Helen Reese, a British national who has lived in Egypt for over two years and is an ardent animal activist. “This is disgusting, to fight a lion to death to raise public attention is so wrong,” one animal rights activist in Egypt said in an email to Bikya Masr detailing the situation.Īccording to local reports, an Egyptian citizen purchased a lion for around 25,000 Egyptian pounds – in violation of stated international wildlife regulations – and is “”to fight the lion to death with swords.” It has been learned that the lion was in fact not purchased.Įgyptian Arabic newspaper al-Youm al-Saba’a said the idea was to “raise public attention and media to invite tourists to Egypt.” His comments come as a number of foreign nationals, and potential tourists, had spoken out against the “battle” saying they would not come to Egypt if the event went as planned. Minister of Tourism Munir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said in public statements that “under no circumstance will the Ministry of Tourism tolerate any degree of inhumane acts against animals.”
According to activists, the man had not actually bought a lion on the black market. It is unclear what exactly will happen to him and if he will be charged with a crime. According to the country’s ministry of tourism and Egyptian animal welfare activists who had been following the ordeal, El-Sayad al-Essawy has been arrested and is currently under investigation.Įarly indications from the ministry are that the man is mentally ill. The Egyptian government has intervened and arrested a man who had attempted to promote tourism through a public battle between himself and a lion. The Egyptian Football Association later awarded Qena a 2–0 win, even though the match ended with that result.Al-Sayed El-Essawy, the Egyptian “strongman” who was arrested for attempting to kill a lion. Match abandoned after 83 minutes after Girga players attacked the referee in protest of refereeing when the score was 2–0 to Qena. The Egyptian Football Association later awarded Beni Suef a 2–0 win. Match abandoned after 77 minutes after MS Ebshway players stopped playing in protest of refereeing when the score was 1–0 to Beni Suef. Damietta, El Tahrir and Al Walideya, all playing in the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division, did not enter the competition. A total of 39 teams from the Egyptian Second Division entered at this stage of the competition. Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 24, 25 and 26 September 2018. Second Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 4 and 5 September 2018. The following teams received a bye for this round: A large number of clubs did not enter the competition due to financial status and other different reasons, including Al Fanar, a club that was playing in the Egyptian Second Division in the previous season. A total of 205 teams from the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division entered at this stage of the competition. RoundĢ05 teams playing in the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Divisionģ9 teams playing in the Egyptian Second Divisionįirst Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 12 to 18 August 2018. The calendar for the 2018–19 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the Egyptian Football Association.
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