Mohamed El Shenawy bai ɓoye burinsa ga 2026 FIFA World Cup ba — mai tsaron raga na farko na Misira ya ce ba zai huta ba sai dai Fir'aunawa sun ɗaga kofin.

"Manufarmu ta farko ita ce wucewa daga matakin rukuni, amma idan ka tambaye ni game da burina na sirri, zan ce ba tare da jinkiri ba: lashe Kofin Duniya," in ji mai tsaron raga na Al Ahly ga gidan yanar gizon hukuma na FIFA. "Na san aikin yana da wahala sosai, amma ƙwallon ƙafa bai yarda da kuskure na abin da ba zai yiwu ba."

Misira na cikin ƙasashe 10 na Afirka da ke halartar gasar bana, wacce Amurka, Kanada, da Mexico ke masaukin baki. Zakaran tarihi na sau bakwai na Africa Cup of Nations an sanya su a Rukuni G tare da Belgium, Iran, da New Zealand.

Belgium da farko, sannan mafarki

El Shenawy, mai shekara 37, bai ruɗe kansa ba game da girman ƙalubalen da ke gaba. Shi da abokan wasansa suna ɗaukar gasar mataki guda ɗaya a lokaci ɗaya, inda aka ɗauki wasan buɗe ido da Belgium a matsayin fifiko na yanzu.

"Zai zama wasan da yake da wahala da mahimmanci sosai, amma muna shirye masa da kwarin gwiwa mai girma," in ji shi. "Mun san ƙimar abokin hamayyarmu, amma muna yin imani da ikonmu na cimma sakamako mai kyau wanda zai ba mu ƙarfi mai yawa a gasar."

Tunanin 2018

Mai tsaron raga mai gogewa ya kuma yi tunani kan dawowar Misira zuwa mataki na Kofin Duniya a Russia 2018, gasar da ta ɗauki nauyin motsin rai mai girma ga ƙungiyar da ke wakiltar ƙasa da ta kasance ba ta wurin a fannin duniya tsawon shekaru da yawa.

"Mun san girman alhakin da aka ɗora mana, saboda muna wakiltar miliyoyin Masarawa," El Shenawy ya tuna. "Na tuna sosai cewa yawancin 'yan wasan ba su iya barci kafin wasan saboda mayarwa da sha'awarsu. Lokaci ne na tarihi ga duka mu."

Da wannan kwarewa a bayansa, El Shenawy yana shiga 2026 a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin tsoffin 'yan wasan ƙasa da ƙasa na Misira mafi gogewa — kuma da buri da ya wuce mataki na rukuni da nisa.