Hani Abou Rida: Hossam Hassan's achievements will put pressure on Ali Maher in the coming period

Hany Abou Rida, the president of the Egyptian Football Association, expressed his full support and optimism for the new coaching staff of the national team led by Ali Maher in their upcoming mission. Abou Rida explained that this team faces a significant challenge due to the level of success and achievements accomplished by the previous staff led by the twins Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Hassan, which places the responsibility on them to continue this successful journey.

Abu Rida stated during the conference to introduce Ali Maher as the head coach of the Egypt national team, held at the National Teams Center: "I would like to thank everyone present for their interest, and we must express our gratitude and appreciation for the efforts of Hossam Hassan, Ibrahim Hassan, and the entire group for the achievements made in the past period, and they have all our love and respect."

The president of the Football Association added: "Hossam Hassan has put Ali Maher under pressure due to the achievements of the past period, and we have great confidence in the new coaching staff to achieve further successes."

He added: "In the upcoming period, Ali Maher and the entire coaching staff will be under pressure, especially since they have two important matches ahead of them. I wish them success, and we hope to provide them with all the support and backing."

Abou Rida spoke about the importance of the National Teams Center in enhancing communication between various teams, saying: "All the teams are present in the National Teams Center, and you saw the stars of the Egypt national team on the pitch during yesterday's training, and this is the main goal of this place we live in, the National Teams Center."

He continued: "All the teams were watching the match of the national youth team in Tunisia, and this creates the spirit and love for the homeland, and I am very happy to be here in the house of football, this is a source of pride and honor for all of us."