Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the Egypt national football team, participated in the PRO license course held at the National Teams Center in 6th of October City.
Attendees at the course made sure to welcome Hossam Hassan and honor him for the successes achieved by the Egypt national team under his leadership, most recently the impressive performance in the 2026 World Cup, where they reached the Round of 16.
In his opening speech, Hassan Malouch, an international instructor with FIFA, congratulated Hossam Hassan on the remarkable results in the Africa Cup of Nations, praising him as one of the best coaches during the group stage, in addition to the honorable performance and positive results in the World Cup, which have recently enhanced the status of Arab and African coaches. He noted that the success of the national coach with the Egyptian team far surpasses that of foreign coaches.
Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali, the Director of Coaches Administration, also presented Hossam Hassan's biography as a player and coach, emphasizing the successes he has achieved both as a player and as a coach, most recently in the World Cup.
For his part, Hossam Hassan made sure to welcome the attending coaches at the beginning of his speech, especially since most of them had previously played with him in the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, including Shawky Gharib, the coach of Ittihad, and Rabi Yassin, along with Alaa Nabil and Hamada Sedki, who were his teammates as players.
Hossam Hassan spoke about his coaching beginnings at various clubs leading up to the national team, pointing out that his success is a victory for Egyptian coaches, a sentiment echoed by the attendees, as Alaa Nabil mentioned that Hossam Hassan's achievement in the World Cup was among the reasons that prompted the Football Association to employ Egyptians in national teams.
Several coaches, including Rabi Yassin, Moataz Gamal, and Abdelhamid Bassiouny, expressed their congratulations to Hossam Hassan, confirming that he succeeded in presenting a commendable image of the Egyptian national team and Egyptians in the World Cup, noting the unity of the Egyptian people and their return to strongly support the team after a significant absence of fans in recent years.
At the end of the lecture, the coaches made sure to take commemorative photos with Hossam Hassan, and the head coach of the national team presented a jersey bearing his name to Hassan Malouch.
