 Since then, he reserved his place in the starting line up as a Right-back or Winger.He started all Egypt's six matches in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers.In the 2009 Confederations Cup, he was sent off in Egypt's opening match against Brazil for deliberately handling Lúcio's goal-bound effort in the last minute, in an effort to save his team losing in the last minute.