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Former national team manager Egil “Drillo” Olsen believes the Norwegian national team should say no to meeting Israel in the World Cup qualifiers. The statement appears in a reader post Drillo has written together with Rødt politician Siavash Mobasheri. The article has been published in VG. “The NFF must actively work for Fifa to ban Israel from international football, as was done with Russia. If Fifa does not act, Norway must boycott the two matches against Israel in the World Cup qualification,” the two write. “While the bombs are raining down on Gaza, where children are starving and dying every day, Norway’s men’s national team plans to play football against Israel – a state that is behind one of the greatest crimes against humanity of our time. To face Israel in World Cup qualification in this situation is to stand on the wrong side of history,” it continues. Rami Samandar, spokesperson for the Action Group for Palestine, has previously done the same in a case with news. National team manager Ståle Solbakken stated at the time that he believes a boycott would be wrong. – With the news picture we have seen over a long time, no one has problems seeing that there will be strong attitudes around this issue. But as a coach, I think we have to play the games when we participate in this tournament. And then we have to say it in the bigger picture outside of the matches, said Solbakken. (NTB/news)
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