Ali Maher faces ‘very difficult’ Egypt challenge, says Hany Abu Rida

Hany Abu Rida has thanked Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Hassan for their time in charge of Egypt, while warning new manager Ali Maher that he faces a demanding task.

The president of the Egyptian Football Association opened the conference introducing Maher as Egypt’s head coach.

“I would like to thank Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Hassan for the period the duo spent with the Egypt national team, and for the achievements they delivered with the team,” Abu Rida said.

Maher has been appointed at short notice and has been asked to build on the work of the previous coaching staff.

“Ali Maher faces a very difficult task and must achieve more than the previous technical staff did,” Abu Rida added.

He also called for support for the new manager as he begins his role.

“Ali Maher took charge at an extremely tight time. He has hard work ahead with the Egypt national team, and everyone must support him,” Abu Rida said.

Maher’s coaching staff is:

– Ali Maher – manager – Mohamed Abdul Karim – assistant manager – Tamer Mostafa – assistant coach – Mostafa Fathi – goalkeeping coach – Mahmoud Selim – performance analyst – Abdel Rahman El-Zoghby – performance analyst – Diego Giacchino – fitness coach – Wael Raafat – fitness coach