Mohamed El-Qady: It Will Be Difficult for Any Coach to Repeat Hossam Hassan’s Achievement with Egypt at the World Cup

Sports critic Mohamed El-Qady said Egypt’s squad was 90% fair, but argued that Mahmoud Hamdy El-Wensh and Mohamed Shehata deserved to be included and play at the World Cup. He also noted that Nasser Maher did not get his chance during Hossam Hassan’s tenure, despite his ability.

Speaking about the way the national team is managed, El-Qady said Ali Maher deals with players in a way that enables him to manage stars and different personalities, while some senior players’ avoidance of travel to face African national teams poses a challenge for the coaching staff. He added that Hossam Hassan would have included Emam Ashour for the match against Malawi and might even have played him from the start, despite his absence from Al Ahly’s matches for technical reasons.

El-Qady considered that the coach who takes charge of Egypt in the next phase will face a major responsibility, and that repeating Hossam Hassan’s achievement with the national team at the World Cup will not be easy. He concluded by emphasizing that his squad was 90% fair, while expressing reservations about the absence of some names.