Egypt sack football coach and seek foreign replacement

The Egyptian Football Association has announced the dismissal of national team coach Ehab Galal, after a run of unconvincing performances during the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Galal had taken over from Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz in April after Egypt failed to qualify in March for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. They had fallen to Senegal, the team that had also conquered them in a dramatic penalty shootout in February’s Africa Cup of Nations final.