Egyptian captain Ahmed Hassan was shown the red card for the first time in his career with the Egyptian national team in the away draw with Burundi. Hassan regretted his behaviour and apologized to his teammates and fans.

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Out of shape Pharaohs drew with Burundi after a poor match from the Egyptian side. Hassan was sent off three minutes after the kick off of the 2nd half and this contributed more to the poor show and result for the Pharaohs.

Egyptian captain Hassan apologized to his teammates for making their job even more difficult and for the fans as a draw with Burundi wasn't what the Egyptian fans expect.

Hassan revealed on ModernSport TV channel: "I apologize to all my teammates and fans. My reaction was violent but I didn't mean to hit the player in the face at all. I was heavily marked and they made many harsh tackles against me in the first half but I didn't lose my temper. In the 2nd half, the player sent me to the ground and it was unfair challenge and I automatically tried to push him away from me but my leg hit his face by accident. I didn't mean it at all".

When asked about his latest comments about asking his manager Verchauteren to let him rest in the coming games, the Egyptian replied: