Tottenham striker Mido has branded Egypt's coach, team and football association "amateurs".
Mido will miss Egypt's African Nations Cup final against Ivory Coast tomorrow having been banned for six months by his country's FA because of a touchline row with coach Hassan Shehata.
But the 22-year-old does not regret starting the rumpus, sparked when he was substituted 11 minutes from the end of Tuesday's semi-final win over Senegal.
"In Egypt they are amateurs. The manager is an amateur, the team are amateurs, the association are amateurs," Mido told the Daily Express.
"They think they know everything. People can call me an arrogant Premiership player. The fact is that I am a Premiership player and they are amateurs.
"I have not spoken to Shehata since the incident. I don't care about him. He is a local guy. Before he was in charge of the national team, he managed a second division side.
"I want to play for Egypt again, of course. But I don't regret what I did.
"I was disappointed by the decision to ban me. I don't know why they took it. If they win tomorrow now they can say they took a good disciplinary decision. They will be heroes.
"But if they lose it will be because of Mido, and the trouble he caused. That's how things go."
