Soccer-Egypt Sack Coach Vitoria After AFCON Disappointment – News18

CAIRO: Egypt sacked Portuguese coach Rui Vitoria on Sunday, per week after their disappointing final-16 exit on the Africa Cup of Nations within the Ivory Coast, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) introduced.

Vitoria’s deal was speculated to run till the 2026 World Cup however Egypt’s dismal Cup of Nations marketing campaign, which culminated in a shootout loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo following a 1-1 draw final Sunday, introduced a untimely finish to his tenure.

The EFA stated the 53-12 months-previous and his complete backroom workers had been relieved of their duties. It additionally stated that Mohamed Youssef, a former coach of Al Ahly who led the Egyptian giants to the African Champions League title in 2013, would take over on an interim foundation.

“The association will also study the CVs of (some) foreign coaches,” the EFA added in a press release.

Vitoria was named Egypt’s boss in 2022, inheriting a facet reeling from a drastic droop in kind that adopted their run to the Cup of Nations closing in Cameroon a number of months earlier.

Things initially appeared promising, with Egypt displaying marked enchancment in assault and comfortably reserving their place on the Cup of Nations finals within the Ivory Coast. They additionally gained their opening two video games of the World Cup qualifiers.

However, they produced some lacklustre shows within the Ivory Coast, making it to the final 16 by advantage of three straight 2-2 attracts earlier than DR Congo ended their hopes of successful a report-extending eighth Cup of Nations title.

Vitoria turned the newest casualty of the event, following the departures of Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi, Gambia’s Tom Saintfiet, Ghana’s Chris Hughton, Tunisia’s Jalel Kadri, Tanzania’s Adel Amrouche and Ivory Coast boss Jean-Louis Gasset.

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