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Egypt national teamEgypt team director Ibrahim Hassan posted a message on Facebook defending his brother, national team coach Hossam Hassan, and criticizing what he described as campaigns launched ahead of the team’s training camps. The message came amid reports that Hossam could leave his post, with no official decision announced in the text.
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Egypt national teamStriker Koizumi Hadi, born in 2007 to an Egyptian father and Japanese mother, has joined the Egypt youth team’s camp led by Wael Riad. Hadi plays for Hosei University’s team in Japan, and the coaching staff hope to use him as a potential attacking option.
Egypt national teamReda Abdel Aal said a foreign coach would be the best choice to lead Egypt if the Football Association decided to part ways with Hossam Hassan. The former Al Ahly and Zamalek player told Ahly News in an exclusive statement that the current period was not suitable for an Egyptian coach to take charge.
Egypt national teamBroadcaster Amr Adib said continued uncertainty over Hossam Hassan’s future with Egypt does not serve the coach or the national team, and called for a decision on whether he will stay or leave rather than prolonging the wait.
Egypt national teamHossam Hassan responded to reports that he might leave his role as Egypt coach, saying in an interview with Telegraph Egypt on Friday, November 6, that he did not know who was spreading the stories. He also rejected linking reports about marital disagreements to assessments of his work, saying his performance, relationship with the players and the
Egypt national teamHelmy Toulan said Hossam El Badry is the best choice to coach Egypt if Hossam Hassan leaves. He also said Omar Gaber deserves a place in the squad, while expressing reservations about selecting Imam Ashour because he does not play regularly for Al Ahly.
Egypt national teamMagdy Abdel Ghany ruled out the Egypt national team coaching staff leaving before the Malawi match, citing the lack of time, following the Supreme Council for Media Regulation’s decision to bar Hossam Hassan from appearing in the media. Abdel Ghany, Helmy Tolan and Ashraf Qassem spoke about the decision.
FIFA World CupThe Egyptian Paralympic Committee’s board visited Egypt’s amputee football team at its training camp in Ismailia to support the players ahead of the World Championship in Mexico this November. Committee President Hossam El Din Mostafa and board members Ibrahim Amin and Rami Abdel Hamid attended.
Africa Cup of NationsHazem Emam, head of Zamalek’s football divisions, congratulated Egypt’s 2009-born team after it won the Youth Gulf Cup, praising the efforts of the players and coaching staff led by Hussein Abdel Latif throughout the tournament.
