Egypt coach El-Badry denies having a problem with HamedThe 60-year-old was quick to stress his choice to feature the midfielder for nine minutes against the Hawks was tactical and not personalHossam El-Badry has defended his decision to keep Tarek Hamed on the bench in Egypt’s 1-0 triumph over Togo in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Despite the magnitude of the game, coach El-Badry opted to keep him as a substitute before bringing him on for Amr El-Sulya in the 81st minute. “There was never a problem with Tarek Hamed. Former Tala'ea El-Gaish and Smouha star Hamed is likely to be handed a starter’s role as Amr El-Sulya has been ruled out of the encounter owing to the accumulation of yellow cards. After winning the competition between 2006 and 2010, Egypt have struggled to impress in the tournament since then.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2020 04:48 UTC