EFA committee to decide league draw, Super Cup place

CAIRO 4 September 2019: The five-member committee of the Egyptian Football Federation, headed by Amr El-Ganaini, will continue its meetings in order to resolve many files during the coming hours, especially the deadline for the start of the Premier League championship 2019-2020 will be from 24 to 26 September.

Also, the committee has to determine the date of the draw for the league and the place of the Super match between Al-Ahly and Zamalek.

FIFA has chosen a five-member committee headed by Amr El-Ganayni, Gamal Mohamed Ali as deputy and members of Mohamed Fadl, Ahmed Abdullah and Sahar Abdel-Haq to manage the Football Federation for a season, until July 30, 2020.

The Egyptian Football Association committee is about to offer the manager position to Hassan Shehata. FIFA appointed committee which includes five members to run the EFA and choose the next coach for the Egyptian national team.

Shehata is the former coach of the Egyptian team who Previously won with the team in the African Nations Cup in 2006 -2008 – 2010. Also, he won the African Youth Championship in 2003.

Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) officials are considering assigning Egypt general coach position to EhabGalal, the current coach of the Al Masry.

Essam Al-Hadari was also confirmed as coach of the team's goalkeepers within the assisting team of Hassan Shehata, while the position of coach is still in doubt. It will be one of the following names: Abdel Zaher El Sakka, Mohamed Shawky, EmadMeteb and Hosni Abd Rabbo.

Egypt was eliminated from the 16th round of AFCON as South Africa won the game 1-0 thanks to a late goal from their winger, ThembinkosiLorch. Following the game, Egyptian Football Association President Hany Abo Rida sacked the Egyptian national team coaching staff on the early hours of Sunday. Abo Rida, as well as many board members, resigned from their position.

Football Federation officials recently announced that the final candidates are EhabGalal, Hossam Al-Badri, Talat Yousef, Hassan Shehata and Tarek el Ashry.