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Egypt Coach Hossam Hassan Leads Training For South Africa Friendly At Cairo International Stadium
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22 Egypt players trained at Cairo International Stadium for South Africa friendly. Hossam Hassan is coaching the Pharaohs for the South Africa match.
Training for South Africa Friendly
Egypt’s national football team, led by coach Hossam Hassan, trained at Cairo International Stadium in preparation for the friendly against South Africa scheduled for 9:00 PM next Sunday at Cairo International Stadium. The training session included 22 players, and Ahmed Fattouh trained under the supervision of the medical staff after suffering a thigh bruise during the South Sudan match. Hossam Hassan and his coaching staff continued to prepare the players during the international break, using the friendly against South Africa to assess readiness and give opportunities to a number of players before continuing the qualification campaign.
Egypt’s camp came after the Pharaohs drew with Angola in the first round of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and then achieved a victory over South Sudan by five goals to nil in the second round. Ahmed Fotoh performed individual drills under the supervision of the national team medical staff after suffering a thigh contusion during the match against South Sudan, as the medical staff worked to ready him to join the match against South Africa.
Camp Exits After Salah
The Egyptian Football Association confirmed Mohamed Salah had left the national team camp and would sit out the South Sudan clash in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after a goalless draw with Angola in which he was substituted in the second half. Nice announced Mohamed Abdelmonem’s departure from the Egypt camp by mutual agreement, and the club said: "By mutual agreement with the Egyptian national team staff, Mohamed Abdelmonem has left the national team camp to preserve his physical fitness and safety." Nice added that the decision was taken jointly "given the conditions under which the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match was held, in particular on an artificial grass pitch" and with a shared desire not to risk the player’s health.
Media figure Ahmed Shobair said on the radio that "very clearly there is upset and great upset between Mohamed Abdelmonem and the technical and administrative staff." Ahmed Shobair linked the staff’s anger to Abdelmonem’s refusal to play against South Sudan, a letter from Nice requesting his withdrawal, and Abdelmonem’s subsequent departure from camp after talks between the club and the national team’s technical staff.
Hassan vs Mosimane at 9pm
Egypt and South Africa will meet in a friendly encounter in Cairo with both teams making an unbeaten start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Soccer Laduma framed the match as a chance for Egypt coach Hossam Hassan to beat Pitso Mosimane, noting that Mosimane guided South Africa to a 2-1 win over Guinea and a 5-0 win over Eritrea. Soccer Laduma also stated that Hassan helped Egypt to a 5-0 win against South Sudan after an opening round 0-0 draw against Angola.
Soccer Laduma said the two coaches have previously met three times before, with Mosimane holding a comfortable 3-0 winning margin over the Egyptian, and it added that the fourth meeting is scheduled to take place at 9pm on Sunday 4 October at the Cairo International Stadium. Soccer Laduma described Mosimane’s return to Egypt for the Eritrea game and said he will likely receive a warm welcome from Egypt fans who support Al Ahly.