The Egyptian Soccer Affiliation (EFA) has acknowledged that Ehab Galal has been fired because the nationwide group’s head coach after solely three matches in cost.
Galal took over from Carlos Queiroz, who was fired after Egypt did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup after shedding a penalty shootout to African champions Senegal. The brand new coach, nonetheless, didn’t keep lengthy.
The EFA fired him after a 2-0 loss to Ethiopia in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying and a 4-1 pleasant loss to South Korea.
EFA board member Hazem Emam mentioned the federation will look to nominate a international coach. “I want to thank coach Ehab Galal, a really respectful man, who has labored below some powerful circumstances,” mentioned Eman.
With a 1-0 win towards Guinea in a Nations Cup qualifier, he received off to a great begin as Egypt’s coach, however two successive defeats proved to be his undoing.
“I need to apologize to him, however generally the strain is an excessive amount of and we noticed it will be higher for everybody to vary.”
Galal had beforehand managed Zamalek, El Masry, and Al Ahly Tripoli, amongst others.
