Algeria has not received any request from Qatar to take Desert Warriors there
Sports Minister, Mouhamed Tohami
Sports Minister, Mouhamed Tohami, revealed on the details and background of cancelling the Algerian national team’s travel to Qatar, and the return of private jet to Qatar without response from the Desert Warriors to the invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, for honoring them.
“Invitation to the national team to Qatar is subject to a set of laws which are included within the laws of the Republic, and which impose that the National Football League will receive an official request that shall be referred to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Sports for decision, and that did not happen. We have not received any formal request for a license from the Desert Warriors response to an external call.”
Mohamed Tohami told Echorouk on Friday, regarding the rejection of the Algerian authorities to the invitation of Qatar Emir of Qatar for the national team in order to honor it, and the return of its private jet after landing runway at Houari Boumediene International Airport; “It’s about the movements of the national team, and receiving a call from abroad, and this case is governed by legal controls, and most importantly is that the Federation of Algerian Football should receive a formal request from the owner of the call, and when it reaches the formal request, “FAF” will not decide about it, but referred it to the Sports Ministry for study.”