Egypt's head of soccer team Hossam Hassan attacked the local league competition in a surprise friendly session he held with a group of journalists on Monday, during which he spoke about his vision of what was going on in the Egyptian football arena and the preparations of the Pharaohs for the next international break.
Hassan said during the session called by a group of journalists: "I don't want to export frustration, but what good is the Egyptian League offering? You all know how well to evaluate it. I sit down to follow the games and I pray to find one player who deserves to join the national team.
If you ask about the best player in Egypt, some will talk about Ahmed Syed "Zizu", others about Imam Ashour, then we will not find other names.
The former Egyptian top scorer added: Some analysts have filmed to the crowd that qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is an easy task and that is not true. Our results in recent tournaments confirm that we suffer spherically and I retain the reservation of preparing for public opinion as if we had already qualified for the World Cup.
We only have 8 professional players compared to the Burkina Faso team we will meet in June and have a professional 28. The Egyptian ball is going through a very difficult phase, and the superiority of Al-Ahli and Zalik in continental tournaments is not a measure because they face domestic players.
