Egypt head coach Hossam Al-Badri has urged his players to focus on achieving qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Qatar.
Egypt will play Comoros in their last AFCON qualifiers game with both side playing for formalities following their qualification.
Al-Badri while speaking after the team training at the Petrosport stadium on Sunday revealed that he wasn’t happy with the team performance despite qualifying to the AFCON.
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“The coming period is the most important.
“We must focus on the World Cup qualifiers, and there must be more time for the team to set up camps and friendly matches,
and after the Comoros match we will determine our needs, and just as we l in achieving the goal of qualifying for the Nations Cup, we want to reach the World Cup. “
“I am not satisfied with the performance provided by the national team, as well as the players, and the matter has nothing to do with professionals abroad or others, which made us unhappy despite qualifying for the African Nations Cup.”
“There are some things that I do not want to talk about in detail.
“Some have talked about the absence of Mohamed Al-Nini, and everyone should know that in the near time interval between the Kenya and Comoros matches,
we are working to divide the players, to achieve the greatest possible benefit from them.
“That the nene be essential in tomorrow’s match against the Comoros Islands.
“The door to the national team is open to all players, but joining the national team comes from focusing the player with his club and providing the best possible level, and not by talking about it in the media.”