 Mido was thrown out of the Egypt team during the 2006 African Cup of Nations as a consequence of an argument with coach Hassan Shehata in the semi @-@ final game against Senegal , which started after Mido reacted badly to being substituted . His replacement Amr Zaki came on to score a header with his first touch , putting Egypt into the final . A day later , Mido reconciled with Shehata , but was given a six @-@ month suspension from playing with Egypt . Mido was eventually recalled by the side following his suspension , ready for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualification which Egypt won . Mido was included in the Egypt squad to play South Africa in London in November 2006 , despite suffering from a knee injury at the time . However , he was left out of the Egypt squad to play Mauritania in an African Nations Cup qualifier in March 2007 . 
