Egypt fire Galal after just three matches

The Egyptian Soccer Affiliation (EFA) has acknowledged that Ehab Galal has been fired because the nationwide workforce’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 dropping 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 overseas 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 in opposition to Guinea in a Nations Cup qualifier, he received off to an excellent begin as Egypt’s coach, however two successive defeats proved to be his undoing.

“I wish to apologize to him, however typically the stress is an excessive amount of and we noticed it could be higher for everybody to vary.”

Galal had beforehand managed Zamalek, El Masry, and Al Ahly Tripoli, amongst others.