Egypt News

Friday
May 24th
  • Login
  • Sign up
    Registration
    Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
    Name: *
    Username: *
    E-mail: *
    Password: *
    Verify Password: *
  • Search
Text size
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
Home arrow Sports arrow Egypt Shehata: I will never coach Israelis
Egypt Shehata: I will never coach Israelis Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Israeli football has been abuzz with rumors that Egypt's coach Hassan Shehata would soon switch camps to train the national side? until Tuesday, that is, when Shehata put an end to speculation in the bluntest possible terms

"I'd rather die of hunger than entertain the possibility of coaching Israel," he told Egyptian daily al-Masry al-Youm.

Shehata came close to losing his post when Egypt failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
But the 60-year-old manager in January regained hero status among Egyptians when his side overcame Ghana to bring home the African Cup of Nations for a record third year running.

"I can understand Israel's jealousy of the Egyptian team and its successes," Shehata was quoted as saying. "But it would be impossible from my perspective to visit Israel or train its team ? even if Israel were the only country in the world that wanted to hire me."

He continued: "How can these Zionists think that I would take on the task of coaching a side that includes murderers of children and pensioners? How could I work to help a team that represents a nation of occupiers?"

The veteran trainer, known in Egypt's press by his nickname "The Teacher", now looks set to lead his side's campaign to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

"From the moment I was born I have been hearing about the Israel that murders Arabs, that bombs, that levels towns and villages? but this is the first time I have heard that Israel plays football," he said.

 

 

 

EGYPT NEWS

» No Comments
There are no comments up to now.
» Post Comment
Email (will not be published)
Name
Title
Comment
 remaining characters
Captcha Image
Regenerate code when it's unreadable
 
< Prev   Next >

Cairo Cinema

Alice in Wonderland
Aysheen El Lahza
Alice in Wonderland
Aysheen El Lahza
Production Year: 2010
Language: English
Genres: Fantasy
Production Year: 2010
Language: Arabic
Genres: Romantic
READ MORE READ MORE

Egypt Video

Polls

Do you approve Egypt's Constitutional Amendments?
 

Initial Results for Egypt Historic referendum 2011

Initial Results for Egypt Historic referendum 2011

Egyptian constitutional amendments, Yes or No

Egyptian constitutional amendments, Yes or No

Cairo's Tahrir Square (Liberation Square)

Cairo's Tahrir Square (Liberation Square)

 

Killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden

Some reactions over the killing of Osama Bin Laden Former US President George W Bush This m...

 

Egypt Revolution: Key moments and Reaction around Middle East

 

Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa -- country by country

CNN Seven opposition groups were meeting in Bahrain on Sunday to consider their next steps after ...