 Egypt manager Marco Tardelli dropped Mido in September 2004 , after Mido claimed to be unavailable for the national team due to an injury , but played in a friendly match for Roma 24 hours later . A day later , Mido rejected accusations that he refused to play for his country . Also , the Egyptian Football Association announced that he would not play for the team again . However , Tardelli was sacked as Egypt coach and in January 2005 the Egyptian Football Association said they would consider bringing Mido back into the team if he were to apologise for his past behaviour . Mido flew to Cairo in February 2005 and made a public apology and the following month he was recalled by the national team . Mido withdrew from Egypt 's 2006 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon , after sustaining a muscle tear while playing with Tottenham Hotspur . 
