Egypt EFA Appoints Ehab Galal As Egypt’s New Coach

After officially parting ways with Carlos Queiroz on Monday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) the appointment of Ehab Gala as the newest Pharaohs manager. The EFA has also sacked the association’s technical manager Nelo Vingada.

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Following the termination of Queiroz’ contract, multiple names surfaced as candidates for the job, including Ehab Galal, Hossam Hassan, Ali Maher, Vahid Halilhodžić, former coach Hector Cuper, and even managerial legend Hassan Shehata.

However, as the EFA confirmed that they will only consider Egyptians for the role, the list was narrowed down to only Hossam Hassan and Ehab Galal.

And it was Galal who was chosen by the EFA, having been so close to taking the job back in 2019 after the departure of Javier Aguirre, before it was given to Hossam El-Badry.

Galal will now leave his role as Pyramids FC manager, which he took back last September after a short stint with Ismaily.

This season, Pyramids have won 16 games, drew four, and lost three out of 23 in total among the Egyptian Premier League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Galal had also an unsuccessful stint with Zamalek back in 2018. However, his most notable time came with Misr El-Makkasa between 2014 and 2017.

The 54-year-old also lists Al Masry, ENPPI, Telephonaat Beni Suef, Kafr El-Sheikh. El-Hammam, Kahraba Ismailia, and Libyan side Al Ahli among his former employers.

Despite his long managerial career, Galal has never managed to win a trophy, with a second-place league finish with Misr El-Makkasa in 2017 being his biggest achievement.

Galal also now becomes the 17th Egyptian to lead the Pharaohs and the sixth since the turn of the new century after Mahmoud El Gohary, Mohsen Saleh, Hassan Shehata, Shawky Gharib, and Hossam El-Badry.


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