Mido sorry for Egypt snub

New Spurs star Mido will this weekend make an astonishing attempt to rescue his international career by issuing a public apology to the Egyptian people.

The Tottenham striker is banned indefinitely from playing for Egypt by his country's football association following a row with former coach Marco Tardelli.

But Mido, who has 34 caps and is Egypt's answer to David Beckham, is determined to get the ban overturned. He returns to Cairo this weekend to make a public plea for a second chance.

Essam Abdel-Moneim, the Egyptian Football Association chairman, told Standard Sport: "We have no objections providing he apologises to the people of Egypt and the association.

"If he promises never to do something like that again then we can forgive him. He is a young player and it was his first mistake for the national team. After that, it is up to the coach [Shawky Ghareib] whether or not he is selected. He has obviously made a good start for Tottenham, but he needs to show consistency."

The 21-year-old is expected to hold a press conference on Sunday in the hope of finally settling a dispute which relates to a World Cup qualifying match against Cameroon last September.