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Already out of coaching for several years, legendary Egypt manager Hassan Shehata has officially retired, according to his son. The 72-year-old recently turned down jobs to coach Libya and Syria. He'll forever be remembered for a run that included 3 successive AFCON titles.
Imagine saying this after the performance Egypt put in 11v10, away, history of "playing football" aside.
Sometimes it's difficult to figure out who does or doesn't have the maturity and mental fortitude to evolve into an elite pro from the youth level, and sometimes it's easy.
Il y a 13 ans, lโรgypte rรฉalisait un triplรฉ dโaffilรฉe de CAN historique.
2010 : CAN, vainqueur. ๐ช๐ฌ๐
2008 : CAN, vainqueur. ๐ช๐ฌ๐
2006 : CAN, vainqueur. ๐ช๐ฌ๐
โ 3 matches played
โ 3 matches won
โ 6 goals scored
โ 0 goals conceded
โ First manager in Egypt's history to win their first 3 matches
๐ฅ The Boss
#WCQ
#LBYEGY
Qatar was no fluke, in case you were wondering. Morocco was wonderful today. A few mistakes from Bounou, otherwise I dare even say the team's game and tactics have even evolved since Qatar. Something about this team just feels like a first in Africa.
FT: ๐ฒ๐ฆMAR 2-1 BRA๐ง๐ท
Morocco takes their first ever victory against the five-time world champions. Brazil had their chances, but you can't say it was undeserved. We did enough and showed that this team is here to continue breaking barriers. DIMA MAGHRIB!
Egypt have done it! Down 3-0 against the hosts, the young Pharaohs fought back to win the bronze medal 5-4. FIFA's commentary team effusively praising Egypt's "grit and determination" as the home crowd looks on in disbelief.
#Egypt
๐ช๐ฌ๐ฅ
#YouthOlympics
No photo has ever said "it's the 90s, I've got a smoking addiction, a mix of old school maniacs and punk kids that sneak out for shisha after curfew, and I've decided to become the first person ever to win AFCON as a player and a coach" like this one.
Team CAF took home the title in today's FIFA Legends Football Tournament, conquering Team FIFA, Team Russia, Team OFC, Team AFC, Team UEFA, Team CONMEBOL, and Team CONCACAF.
#EGY
's own
@midoahm
featured for Team CAF ๐ช๐๐ (๐ธ
@FIFAcom
)
Listen, I'll leave it to the Egypt staff to decide whether Morsy fits what they're trying to accomplish from a technical standpoint. What I do know is that he's proven his character time and again, on and off the pitch. These are the personalities you need in a dressing room.
โWe've got the privilege to be here. 30,000 and an amazing team, while the plight continues in Palestineโ.
Our captain speaking out against the atrocities in Gaza.
Well in,
@sammorsy08
๐ต๐ธ๐๐
#itfc
|
#FreePalestine
And the last time
#Egypt
๐ช๐ฌ played in
#Belgium
๐ง๐ช,
@14
got on the end of
@AhmedHassan
's through-ball and chipped goalkeeper Ronny Gaspercic to give the defending AFCON champs a 1-0 victory in 1999.
God I love Abdelmoneim. Talk about your quintessential Carlos Queiroz discovery and player. And the character type of Egyptian players I grew up watching.
Man genuinely deserves a shot in a top 4-6 league.
Great shot of Ahly manager Marcel Kollerโs pre-match reaction to seeing Cairo Stadium [reasonably] full for the first time. Thereโs an entire generation of kids that arenโt used to this, and have no idea it used to be even more lit.
#CAFCL
@Utd_Owen2
@UTD_Slor
@w4nner7489
@ZakMartin02
Say what you will to fit it into your narrative, but the obvious point being made was that this is a microcosm of how little the West (thanks to its politically-governed media) cares about Palestine in comparison to Ukraine. Even some in the West are vocal about this point.
Quite the weekend for Egyptians in Europe:
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Salah scores his 200th
๐ซ๐ท Mohamed scores vs. PSG
๐ฉ๐ช Marmoush scores vs. Bayern
๐น๐ท Trezeguet scores and reminds us why he starts for Egypt
Throw some assists in there as well.
Which trio should start for the Pharaohs at AFCON?
That was the best home support I've seen for an Egyptian side in a long time, including in Egypt. And that's not the fault of Egyptian fans, as we know.
Big heartfelt thank you to the supporters in Tangier โค๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฆ.
#ClubWC
#AHLAUC
To this day, never seen an Egyptian player with more stamina than this guy. Running box to box for 90 minutes. And was still doing it into his 30s when this match was played.
Egyptian assistant Mahmoud Fayez could not contain his emotions after Syriaโs 1-0 win over India sent them to the knockout stages of the Asian Cup for the first time ever ๐ฅน. Need some footage of GK coach Essam El-Hadary.
#AsianCup2023
Minus a boatload of starters away or injured on national team duty (including GK Mohamed El Shenawy, RB Akram Tawfik, CM Amr Solaya, CM Fathy, CF Mohamed Sherif, and Moroccan CB Badr Banoun) โ ๐ช๐ฌEl Ahly just beat ๐ฒ๐ฝMonterrey at the FIFA Club World Cup
FT: ๐ช๐ธ 1-2 ๐ช๐ฌ
Egypt defeats Tokyo 2020 and U21 Euro silver medalists Spain to win Group C, just as everyone expected. But they may have lost Omar Fayed, who it could be argued is Egypt's most important player (Ibrahim Adel is the most talented, no doubt).
No word yet on how bad
"Building for 2026," Egypt has the oldest team at
#AFCON2023
.
Average age of all 24 squads:
๐ช๐ฌ28.67
๐จ๐ป28.1
๐ณ๐ฆ27.57
๐ฟ๐ฆ27.52
๐ฒ๐ฟ27.49
๐น๐ณ27.41
๐ฉ๐ฟ27.35
๐จ๐ฉ27.29
๐ธ๐ณ26.93
๐จ๐ฎ26.74
๐ฆ๐ด26.6
๐ฒ๐ฆ26.59
๐ณ๐ฌ26.52
๐ฌ๐ญ26.41
๐ฒ๐ท26.37
๐ฌ๐ณ26.24
๐ฌ๐ฒ26.17
๐ฟ๐ฒ26
๐ฒ๐ฑ25.85
๐ง๐ซ25.07
๐จ๐ฒ25.04
๐ฌ๐ผ25.04
๐ฌ๐ถ24.7
๐น๐ฟ24.64
๐ฅ FT: ๐ช๐ฌ 0-6 ๐ฒ๐ฆ
#Paris2024
A depleted Egypt failing to overcome key absences is predictable (hence didn't bother taking time off work today) but defeat this heavy in the
#Paris2024
bronze medal match is probably something not even the worst cynics expected, and there is no
A.E.T.: France๐ซ๐ท 3-1 ๐ช๐ฌEgypt๐ฅ
Egypt were about 7 minutes [plus injury time] from the
#Paris2024
Final, but it all fell apart. France too much at home as they move onto the gold medal match against Spain.
Mateta canceled out Saber's goal before taking advantage of Omar Fayed's
That Olympic semifinal run may have unlocked a new level of confidence in Ibrahim Adel.
Time will tell. If there were any doubts, he should know now that itโs all up to him and how badly he wants to be great. Has all the tools.
Broad survey: Retweet or Like this if you thought the Egypt FA should have kept
@Carlos_Queiroz
as Egypt manager.
ุฑูุชููุช ุฃู ูุงูู ูู ุดุงูู ุฅู ููุฑูุด ูุงู ุงูู ูุฑูุถ ููู ู
FT ๐จ๐ป2-2๐ช๐ฌ
FT ๐ฒ๐ฟ2-2๐ฌ๐ญ
Absolute insanity. Yet another trademark Rui Vitoria-era defensive blunder, this time at the death, would've been a fitting way for Egypt to exit
#AFCON2023
. But a miraculous injury time ๐ฒ๐ฟ comeback sends Egypt to the Round of 16 without a single victory.
Essam El-Hadary; the legend has decided to hang-up his international boots at the age of 45. THANK YOU for the titles, clutch stops, penalty saves, your pride, charisma, and indispensable leadership. But most of all, thank you for putting smiles on so many faces over the decades.
Kazma, one of the biggest clubs in Kuwait, decided to hold a preseason camp in Egypt. They thought they had agreed by phone to a specific dollar amount to play a friendly match against Egyptian third division side TE Beni Suef. Kazma were thrilled after winning 7-1. TE Beni Suef
๐จ๐ช๐ฌ Mo Salah returns to Liverpool due to injury โ the plan for Mo is to do his rehab with the club.
โIf he is fit before the final then probably he will go back to the AFCONโ, says Jurgen Klopp โ via
@LewisSteele_
.
Mohamed Abdelmoneim: Overlooked. Tossed about the likes of Smouha and Future on loan. On nobodyโs radar until a shock call-up from one
@Carlos_Queiroz
.
Today, heโs an absolute stalwart for Ahly and Egypt.
Today, heโs
#CAFCLFinal
Man of the Match.
Grinta personified.
Liverpool manaager Jurgen Klopp: โEgypt and Liverpool have exactly the same interest. We want Mo Salah, as quick as possible, fit.โ
He then implies that anyone questioning Salahโs loyalty is sus.
โMo Salah is the most loyal Egyptian I ever met.โ
I'm a bit surprised to see most Moroccans aren't happy about their new kit. Is Puma being lazy this year? Yeah, probably (Egypt's kit is awful IMO). But how can this not give you guys all the nostalgic warmth of 1998, Hadji, Bassir, Hadda, Chippo, Naybet, etc.??
Pandemonium in Tbilisi! First Georgia qualification to any competitive international tournament, 32 years after recognition from FIFA. 4-2 PK shootout win over Greece.
๐ช๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฟ | Egypt to face Algeria in October friendly
They said as much during the live broadcast of the match with Ethiopia, but wanted to wait for other sources to confirm. Haven't gotten proper confirmation regarding venue, but it should be played Oct. 17.
As they are want to do, Cairo giants Ahly lift their game up with the occasion and upset star-studded Saudi side Ittihad at the FIFA Club World Cup in Jeddah.
Ittihad's total payroll is almost $190 million.
Ahly's total payroll is less than $15 million.
Football pedigree.
So I'm watching college [๐บ๐ธ] football and I see a big hit from a monster defensive lineman named "Ahmed Hassanein." I think, "this dude gotta be Egyptian." Lo-and-behold...
Gonna be following Boise State closely. Hope to see him in the pros one day!
The U23 AFCON final was pure drama and entertainment. Imagine a classic North African derby on the world stage for a gold medal?
First time two African sides made the semis, and hopefully the first time two make the final. No reason these rounds should be reserved only for
According to
@FIFATALKS_MO
, Cairo giants Al Ahly will likely be in the EA FC video game (successor to the FIFA series) coming out later this year. Could even see more related to Egypt, but it looks like Al Ahly at minimum.
Two titans of African football share a moment ๐ฅน. Unforgettable AFCON knockout matches and World Cup qualifiers between these two. ๐จ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ
Via
@WaelGomaa
โs IG
FT ๐ช๐ฌ 1-0 ๐ฌ๐ณ
Mixed emotions as Egypt were poor but qualify for a 2nd straight
#AFCONU23
final and Olympics, and a 13th Olympics all-time. Rogรฉrio Micale's face when 7 minutes were added says it all. Not sure where this team would be without GK Hamza Alaa.
#Paris2024
#EGYGUI
๐จ Hervรฉ Renard will not extend his contract with the French women's team, which ends after this summer's Olympics! โ๐ซ๐ท
He would welcome a return to men's football as a head coach of an African country.
(Source:
@RMCsport
)
Carlos Queiroz on 20-year-old Pyramids FC attacker Ibrahim Adel: "He's the most talented player inside Egypt. I have no idea why he's not already a regular with the national team."
Medhat Shalaby says Queiroz said this "word for word."
๐จ๐| Today, Benzema talked with Ancelotti. He informed Ancelotti of his desire to leave the club & accept the offer from Al-Ittihad.
@Santi_J_FM
#rmalive
Since I apparently canโt count, 12* years ago today,
#TeamEgypt
won its third of 3 successive Africa Cup of Nations titles. Hard to imagine the feat ever being repeated.
Egypt will move up 4 spots in the April edition of the FIFA World Ranking, improving to 35th globally and 5th in Africa. The biggest mover in Africa will be Algeria, who move up 6 spots.
Africa Top 10:
11. ๐ฒ๐ฆ
18. ๐ธ๐ณ
28. ๐น๐ณ
34. ๐ฉ๐ฟ
35. ๐ช๐ฌ
40. ๐ณ๐ฌ
42. ๐จ๐ฒ
45. ๐จ๐ฎ
50. ๐ง๐ซ
53. ๐ฒ๐ฑ
Seeing Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Iraqi, etc. flags at all the Egypt and Morocco matches makes my month, and makes me wonder where all the insanely hellish Twitter vitriol comes from. No way those people are on this app. Good for them.
When Egyptian fans did this in 1994
#WCQ
, FIFA ordered the match replayed after Egypt had won. Each time it's happened *to* Egypt though, nothing was done. Including a much worse incident than this. Just some FYIs for you... nothing will be done even if it gets worse.