Unbeaten For 2 Years Is No Guarantee Of A Safe Position, Egypt Coach Sacked For Draw Against Gabon

JAKARTA - Egypt on Monday sacked coach Hossam El Badry despite his two-year unbeaten record with the national team.

The sacking came a day after Egypt drew 1-1 with hosts Gabon in the Africa zone of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers.

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Egypt top Africa's World Cup qualifying Group F with four points from their opening two games, but the country's football association said it had terminated the coach's contract after discussions "assessing" the team's performance.

Without Mohamed Salah on Wednesday last week, Egypt won a hard-fought 1-0 win against Angola. Now the Liverpool striker has returned to strengthen the team but they only picked one point in the last minute.

The 61-year-old coach, who is a former coach of the Cairo giants Al Ahly, has coached since two years ago after replacing Javier Aguirre.

At that time, Egypt as the host was eliminated in the last 16 of the African Cup of Nations finals.

He qualified Egypt in March for the next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon in January, Reuters reports.