Hossam Hassan, the national coach of the Egypt national team, revealed new details and administrative insights during the press conference ahead of the match against Angola in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, explaining the circumstances and atmosphere leading up to the current training camp.
The Egypt national football team, led by Hossam Hassan, will face Angola tomorrow evening, Friday, in the first round of the African qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The "Captain" reviewed the state of instability that prevailed before the training camp, saying: "The officials of the Football Association met with the coaching staff to renew the contract just four days before the camp, and before this step, no one knew their fate or the future of the coaching staff with the national team."
Hossam Hassan added, explaining the reason for his absence from the stands during recent domestic matches: "My absence from the Egyptian Premier League matches in the past period was due to the lack of an official contract renewal at that time."
Background on the International Agenda and Friendly Matches
The national coach spoke about the organization and scheduling of matches, indicating that he was not previously aware of the friendly match against South Africa, but was informed about it later by the officials of the Football Association.
Hossam Hassan concluded his statements by expressing his surprise at the scheduled dates, saying: "I am very surprised by playing friendly matches after the official encounters, and this is a very strange organization adopted by FIFA."
