EFA Dismisses Ehab Galal, Talks with Foreigner Coach Start

On Thursday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said that Ehab Galal is dismissed as the coach of the Egyptian national team, EFA announced in a press conference.

Hazim Emam, a member of EFA board, said that there are talks with foreigner coaches for the national team and the U-23 group. In addition, a new foreigner coach as the Technical Director of the association.

The scene of football in Egypt was on fire since Egypt's team lost to Ethiopia as part of the qualifying rounds of the AFCON, in addition, the national team received a painful defeat against South Korea.

The Pharaohs participated in the game without their key player and skipper Mohamed Salah, who has been ruled out due to his injury.

Also, Arsenal Midfielder Mohamed El Neny, and Aston Villa’s winger Mahmoud Hassan have benn out due to injuries.

The match came after the Pharaohs managed to defeat Guinea 1-0 in the opening match of the AFCON qualifiers, but they suffered a 0-2 shocking defeat to Ethiopia.

Previously, Ethiopia head coach Wubetu Abate believes his side would still get the same outcome even if Mohamed Salah was fit for Egypt.

Egypt had a good start in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after earning a narrow 1-0 victory against Naby Keita’s Guinea.

A late strike from Galatasaray’s Mostafa Mohamed was enough for Egypt to scrap out a win and earn all three points in their first group game.

However, they fell to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Ethiopia on Thursday in a game that saw Egypt create very few chances.

“We won the game because we played well, and I don’t want to say that Egypt played badly because they were good on the pitch, but we were simply the better side,” Wubetu Abate told Al-Hayat TV channel.

“Our players were faster and were much quicker in transitions. We also put pressure on their defenders and that’s why they struggled in the build-up.”