The 2026 World Cup revives the coffers of Egypt’s stars… media appearances in dollars and gifts worth millions

Following the historic return of the Egyptian team’s delegation from the 2026 World Cup, the behind-the-scenes participation of the “Pharaohs” turned into a main target for television programs, which entered into a strong competition to obtain the rights to host players and members of the technical staff, in light of the great public interest in the unprecedented achievement of reaching the round of 16 before being eliminated by Argentina.

According to the “Masrawy” website, a number of the national team’s players began coordinating their media appearances after the honoring ceremony held by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, while a number of the most prominent names preferred to stay away from the screens at the present time, led by Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush. Hamza Abdel Karim was also absent due to his joining the Barcelona camp, in addition to Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mohamed Alaa, Mahdi Soliman, Dunga, and Tarek Alaa.

Sources revealed to the website that the financial compensation that players received for appearing on television programs ranged between $20,000 and $50,000 per episode, without revealing the value of what each player received individually.

The sources added that a number of programs have not yet succeeded in reaching an agreement with any of the national team players, despite the continuation of negotiations with some names, including Hamdi Fathi and Mahmoud Saber.

These media interviews come apart from the rewards and gifts that were showered on the national team players after their return from the World Cup, as each member of the delegation received a car from the company “Mitsubishi” provided by the Emirati businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor, and the players also received luxury hotel chalets in the “Mitsubishi” project.Jamila“On the North Coast, its market value ranged between 6 and 14 million pounds per unit, provided by a company.”J Communities“Headed by George Youssef.

The members of the technical staff also obtained a hotel membership for 10 years in the project “Jura” in Ain Sokhna, in addition to special financial rewards provided by Al-Ahly Club Vice President Yassin Mansour, while businessman Naguib Sawiris gave each player one million pounds.

The donors did not announce the official total value of these gifts, while current estimates were based on the market prices of the real estate and cars donated.

At the official level, the Egyptian Football Association received a financial reward from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) amounting to $17.5 million, equivalent to about 863 million Egyptian pounds, after the team qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in its history.

In the context of the media appearance, the “With You Mona El Shazly” program hosted the national team’s technical director, Hossam Hassan, accompanied by his wife, and press reports indicated that he received 2.5 million pounds for the episode.

He also hosted the program “Playground ONThrough a channel ON Sport National team player Mustafa Zico to talk about his experience in the World Cup, without revealing that he received financial compensation, while the “With You Mona El Shazly” program also announced the hosting of Imam Ashour, with the audience opening the door to record the episode.

The “Al-Hekaya” program, presented by Amr Adeeb, hosted the duo Haitham Hassan and Mohamed Hani, where the first talked about his canceled goal against Argentina and the scenes of his joining the national team, while the second reviewed the details of the national team’s matches in the World Cup and Mohamed Salah’s role within the team.