Zamalek boss, Hossam Hassan is furious with the Egyptian national team authorities for their treatment of star striker, Mido.

The former Tottenham and Middlesbrough striker was left out of the final Egypt national team squad which will be taking part in the African Cup of Nations in January.

Hassan claims that Mido only found out about his omission through the internet and was furious as he spoke to Zamalek's official website.

Hassan said: "I am really sad by the way that Mido was left out of the final squad after he was named in the provisional list,

"Shehata disregarded Mido's history and calibre and excluded him in a manner that could really affect the player's morale. Mido was more distraught to learn his fate via the press. The Egyptian management didn't even bother to tell him personally."

However, Egypt's assistant coach, Hamada Sedki played down the incident when he spoke to Filgoal.com.

Sedki revealed: "The decision to leave him out of the squad is purely due to technical reasons,

"I talked to him yesterday to inform him of the technical staff's decision. And today, Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan phoned him to ease his disappointment."

The prolific striker has always been one of his country's top players but has also been involved in a series of high profile clashes with the management.