President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected the organizational procedures and preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Egypt next month, where He reviewed the system of extracting fans IDs and ticketing. With the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, The presidential aide for national and strategic projects, Sherif Ismail, in addition to Abbas Kamel, Chief of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports and Hany Abou Rida, president of the Egyptian Football Association and head of the organizing committee of the championship.

presidency spokesman Bassam Radi said that the president listened to a presentation of the ticketing system for the championship and received the first fan ID.  The President also witnessed launching the official mascot of the championship, where the Organizing Committee gave him a model of the mascot at the end of the presentation, and he was keen to take pictures with the group of youth working on the system of extracting fans cards.