Resumption of the African "Pro" Coaching Diploma activities at the Football Federation
The seventh edition of the African Coaching Diploma, aimed at obtaining the "Pro" license, resumed today, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Sixth of October City.
Participants included Shawky Gharib, the technical director of the Egyptian Football Association, Dr. Gamal Mohamed Ali, the director of the coaching department, and Dr. Belhassen Malouche, a lecturer in both the FIFA and CAF. The event featured analyses of the 2026 World Cup, the 2024 UEFA European Championship, and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Activities of the African Coaching Diploma
Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the Egyptian national team, attended and discussed his coaching career, which began at Al Masry Club and led to his current role with the national team. He highlighted the challenges he faced, his style and philosophy in player selection, and his coaching approach. This was followed by an open dialogue that lasted over an hour with the coaches participating in the diploma.
Participants also celebrated Hossam Hassan's achievement with the Egyptian national team in the 2026 World Cup, wishing him success in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Several prominent coaches in Egyptian football attended the diploma, including Helmi Toulan, Alaa Nabil, Rabi Yassin, Osama Arabi, Osama Nabih, Akram Abdel-Meguid, Tamer Mustafa, Hussein Abdel-Latif, Sami Komsan, Tarek El-Ashry, Abdelhamid Bassiouny, Abdelsttar Sabri, Abdullah Darwish, Alaa Abdel-Aal, Hamada Sedqi, Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Fathi, Mohamed Youssef, Mohamed Wahba, Moataz Gamal, Haitham Shaaban, and Yasser Radwan.
The coaches presented a session on modern football, which included a special analysis of the 48 teams that participated in the latest World Cup.
The participating coaches were also divided into five groups, each executing practical applications according to the guidance of Dr. Belhassen Malouche, the supervisor of the diploma.
Activities of the diploma also include the groups traveling to Ismailia City to provide live analysis of the first round matches of the North Africa qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations U-20, where Algeria will face Tunisia in the first match, and Egypt will meet Libya in the second.
The same groups will head to Cairo International Stadium next Friday evening to analyze the match between Egypt and Angola, which marks the opening of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
