EFA confirm Hossam Hassan has renewed contract as Egypt head coach until 2030

[p]The 60-year-old coach led ‌Egypt to this year's ‌World Cup round of 16 where they ‌squandered a two-goal lead ⁠in ‌a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/argentina-f9OppQjp/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=bodsDyte"]3-2 defeat[/a] by ​eventual finalists Argentina.[/p][p]Under [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hassan-hossam/Q93FrVGg/"]Hassan[/a]'s management, ​Egypt secured their first World Cup win ⁠by ​beating New Zealand.[/p][embed guid="4892a9d1-66d8-45fa-8531-f6af61f01e48" url="https://x.com/NileFootFR/status/2094346851159789711" social-type="twitter" /][p]Egypt also reached the semi-finals of the 2025 ‌Africa Cup of Nations.[/p][p]Hassan, who was appointed in 2024, said in June that he had been working without a contract since February 2026.[/p][p]Egypt will face Angola ​and South Sudan ‌on September 25 and 29 in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[/p]