It has been reported that Hervé Renard (France), who led Saudi Arabia to defeat Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, will take charge of Egypt after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
According to the Associated Press on the 5th (Korean time), the Egyptian Football Association dismissed coach Louis Vitoria (Portugal), holding him responsible for being eliminated from the round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Coach Vitoria, who signed a four-year contract with the Egyptian Football Association in July 2022, was unable to complete the contract period and resigned in disgrace.
Egypt did not achieve a single win in this tournament. They were in a group with Cape Verde, Ghana, and Mozambique, and recorded 3 draws, barely making it through the group stage, but were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a penalty shootout.
There was some bad news as leading striker Mohamed Salah returned to Liverpool after suffering a hamstring injury in the second group match against Ghana, but overall the result was not satisfactory.
The Egyptian Football Association plans to appoint a new foreign leader while running the national football team under the interim coach Mohamed Youssef (Egypt) for the time being.
Currently, the most likely candidate for Egypt's next head coach is Renard, the coach of the French women's national soccer team. The Associated Press reported that Renard agreed to take over as Egypt's head coach after the Paris Olympics.
Coach Renard attracted attention by causing the biggest upset of the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals, defeating Argentina, the winner of Lionel Messi's team, 2-1. However, Saudi Arabia, which he led, suffered consecutive losses to Poland and Mexico and failed to advance to the round of 16.
Coach Renard, who later parted ways with Saudi Arabia, took charge of the French women's soccer team, and his contract expires in August when the Paris Olympics close. 19가이드03