Egyptian footballer and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah attacked the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) on Monday for ignoring his demands amid months of disputes between the two sides.
"We have sent many letters that were never answered," Salah said in a video posted on his Facebook page.
A copy of a letter sent by Salah's agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, to the EFA was published in local media. The letter, dated August 23, included several demands such as hiring security for Salah when he is playing with the national team and only using his image for promotion after getting his approval.
In a statement earlier Monday, the EFA said that the demands were "irrational" and "unacceptable" saying that the association "will not deal with double standards" by approving such demands for one player.
Reacting to the statement, Salah said they demanded security for all national team members after he had a hard time during the Egypt team's stay in the Russian city of Grozny for the World Cup.
He said he was prevented from going to the restaurant at the hotel for his own "safety and security" because the place was too crowded.
He also complained that "people were brought to my room to take pictures and chat" with him.
"There should be security for the national team," said the 26-year-old player.
"I am not asking for a security man to sleep in the same room. I am not asking for anything special compared to other players.
"I am requesting something that I see implemented abroad and I see we have the capabilities to do it," he added.
Tensions with the EFA began ahead of the World Cup over image rights, when his photo was used to promote the state-owned telecommunications company WE, the official sponsor of the team, while he had a deal with rival Vodafone.
During the Russia 2018 World Cup, reports suggested Salah was unhappy after feeling he was used for propaganda purposes, a claim that the EFA later denied.
Salah was pictured with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov when Egypt trained in Grozny before the tournament started. Later, Kadyrov hosted a celebration for Salah and granted him honorary citizenship.
Both events were criticized in international media, as Kremlin-backed Kadyrov is accused by international bodies of human rights abuses in his country.
In the video, Salah also defended his agent, Issa, and attacked the EFA for describing him as a "third party."
"You have to understand that there is not direct contact between you and the player. I am not being proud, this is how it's done across the world. It is normal that the player is represented by his lawyer or agent," Salah added.
"I am not asking for any privileges," he insisted.
The EFA attacked Issa's letters saying that "they do not meet the minimum standards of communication" and threatened to take legal action against him.
Issa also criticized the EFA statement.
"The only way to make our requests seem unreasonable is by distorting them," Issa wrote on Twitter.
"We are not asking for special treatment. I would be very glad if the requests we made for Mohamed are granted to every single player of the national team that needs them," he added.
Salah's five goals in the African qualifiers had earned Egypt their ticket to Russia for the first time for 28 years.
Though Salah netted twice, the team finished bottom of Group A and failed to pick up a point.