 He has earned 51 caps for Egypt and scored 20 goals . Mido scored on his international debut against the United Arab Emirates , which Egypt won 2 – 1 . Mido sent a fax to the Egypt team to tell them he was not available for international selection in May 2004 , saying he was not psychologically fit to join the team . Mido was a part of the Egypt squad that played at the 2004 African Cup of Nations . 
