Hossam El-Badry wants to restore Egypt to its glorious days. After Pharaohs’ fiasco at 2019 AFCON, former Al Alhy coach was appointed to reverse the negative curve. And get the team on the right track and to secure Egypt’s qualification for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

On January 21, the draw for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers was carried out. With Egypt being lodged in group F alongside Gabon, Libya and Angola. Though Pharaohs’ objective is to qualify for this competition, the task will not be easy. Something El-Badry said during in an interview with the FIFA website.

“It’s certainly a tough section and we can’t take any of our opponents for granted. We’ve recently seen that the gaps between African national teams have shrunk.” he said.

For Hossam El-Badry, all teams are now equal on the continent. A leveling due to expatriate players who come to expand the selections.

“Every team have progressed thanks to their overseas-based players. I recall that after we won the 2010 AFCON title, we failed to qualify for the next edition despite playing against so-called minnows. We currently have quality players based in Europe, so we’re first aiming to go beyond this group stage and reach the final round. Then we’ll be a step closer to realising our World Cup qualification dream and making all Egyptians happy.”he concluded.

As a reminder, Egypt participated in its last World Cup in 2018. The Pharaohs want to do the two in a row