CAN 2025: Mohamed Ramadan excluded from the closing ceremony?

Initially scheduled for the opening ceremony, Mohamed Ramadan had seen his performance postponed to the end of the tournament. On his Instagram account, the artist revealed the absence of official confirmation of his participation on the eve of the Morocco-Senegal final. According to his explanations, the organizers would have justified this change by the deleterious climate born of the "Hossam Hassan crisis". While deploring being penalized for acts for which he is not responsible, the singer has reaffirmed his respect for Morocco and its public, calling for not generalizing individual behaviors.

The origin of this rupture goes back to Egypt’s elimination by Senegal (1-0) in the quarter-finals. During the post-match press conference, Hossam Hassan had abandoned the technical analysis to directly attack the Moroccan public, accusing them of partiality. The Egyptian coach had also criticized the accommodation and transport conditions, before qualifying Egypt as the "mother of the Arabs and Africa", remarks considered provocative by many observers in Morocco.

These statements have sparked a wave of outrage on social networks, exacerbating tensions between the supporters of the two nations. This institutional crisis, which the days have not allowed to appease, now impacts the artistic aspect of the competition, marking the end of the tournament under the sign of discord between the Egyptian sports circles and the Moroccan organization.

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