أعلن الاتحاد التونسي لكرة القدم، الاثنين، مغادرة المهاجم حازم المستوري معسكر المنتخب الوطني بسبب الإصابة، واستدعاء الصادق قديدة لتعويضه، حيث من المقرر أن يلتحق بزملائه، الثلاثاء، استعداداً لمواجهتي ليبيا في 13 و17 نوفمبر (تشرين الثاني) الحالي ضمن الجولتين الثالثة والرابعة من تصفيات كأس أمم أفريقيا لكرة القدم 2027.
وقال الاتحاد التونسي في بيان إن الفحوصات الطبية التي خضع لها المستوري، لاعب دينامو ماخاتشكالا الروسي، أثبتت تعرضه لإصابة ستحرمه من المشاركة في المباراتين المقبلتين للمنتخب أمام ليبيا؛ Which prompted the technical staff to allow him to leave the camp.
وكان المنتخب التونسي قد استهل، مساء الاثنين، تحضيراته للمواجهة بإجراء أول حصة تدريبية على الملعب الفرعي لملعب الطيب المهيري في صفاقس، بمشاركة 22 لاعباً.
ومن المنتظر أن يكتمل التحاق بقية اللاعبين المحترفين في الخارج، مساء الاثنين، على أن يخوض المنتخب تدريبه الثلاثاء بداية من الساعة الخامسة مساء بمشاركة جميع اللاعبين.
في المقابل، يصل وفد المنتخب الليبي إلى مطار صفاقس الدولي، الثلاثاء، على أن يجري حصتين تدريبيتين في مدينة صفاقس قبل مواجهة المنتخبين يوم الجمعة المقبل.
ويحتل منتخب تونس المركز الثالث في المجموعة الثامنة برصيد نقطتين، بعد تعادلين أمام أوغندا وبوتسوانا، بينما تتصدر أوغندا الترتيب بأربع نقاط، ويملك المنتخب الليبي نقطة واحدة.
ويستضيف المنتخب التونسي نظيره الليبي يوم 13 نوفمبر بملعب الطيب المهيري بصفاقس، قبل أن يتجدد اللقاء يوم 17 من الشهر نفسه في طرابلس.
Egyptian coach Ali Maher received great attention after announcing his assumption of the position of coach of the Egyptian national team, succeeding Hossam Hassan. Ali Maher’s name topped the trend on “X” and “Google” in Egypt, on Monday, with “social” comments recalling his football career, and even his experience in cinema.
The Egyptian Football Association issued a statement in which it affirmed its keenness on the stability of the first football team as a top priority that cannot be tolerated, and that after studying all the circumstances and events witnessed during the past period, and the resulting repercussions and negative impact on the positive image and stability of our national team, it decided to thank Captain Hossam Hassan and his technical and administrative staff in accordance with the terms of the contract, and to assign Captain Ali Maher to assume the duties of the team’s technical director.
The recent period witnessed events and statements from Hossam Hassan that sparked controversy, in addition to the media covering facts related to private life. A few days ago, the Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt issued a decision preventing Captain Hossam Hassan from appearing on all media outlets.
The Egyptian Football Association published a notice about the career of Ali Maher (52 years old). He had announced his retirement in 2004 after suffering a severe injury. He had played as a striker for several clubs, including “Al-Tersana”, “Al-Ahly”, “Enppi” and “Al-Ansar Al-Saudi”. He devoted himself to coaching, and took on the task of coaching the “Future Stars”, “Al-Tersana”, “Al-Assiouty”, “Smouha” and “Enppi” teams. “Al-Masry”, “Future”, and “Ceramica Cleopatra”.
Egyptian sports critic, Osama Saqr, believes that “the selection of Ali Maher as technical director of the Egyptian national team is the talk of the hour and is receiving the greatest attention currently in Egyptian sports circles, especially with (social media) entering the line of criticism and comments on the management of the Egyptian national team during the last period, especially with Hossam Hassan’s personal life entering the line of controversy.”
He added to Asharq Al-Awsat: “The controversial feature that made Ali Maher’s appointment the talk of the hour is the volume of rumours, statements and statements that were issued before announcing his appointment and thanking Hossam Hassan. All this without the Football Association holding a press conference in which it explained the reason for Hossam’s dismissal and Ali Maher’s appointment with complete transparency instead of leaving matters to satellite channel speculation.” This is something Saqr considers an indicator that “causes concern during the coming period regarding the way news of the national team is dealt with if it does not achieve the desired results.”
With Ali Maher's name circulating on social media, he gained attention and social media users recounted the player's career, in addition to references to his acting in some Egyptian films. His name topped the trend, with many pointing to Maher’s efforts in training several teams.
Sports critic and social media expert Mohamed Al-Barami said, “Ali Maher is a very good coach who has proven this over the years in the Egyptian League.” Al-Barami believes that “Ali Maher is among the best local coaches at the present time and the best local coach in the Egyptian League. If the team is looking for an Egyptian coach, it is natural for it to be Ali Maher.”
He added to Asharq Al-Awsat: “Ali Maher plays offensive football and developed all the teams he coached, the latest of which is (Ceramic Cleopatra), which became a competitor. This is other than being an international player and a player for Al-Ahly. Certainly there is an aspect of popular support, but what was noticeable - and perhaps the reason for the interest - was the list of choices that was announced with the return of Nasser Maher, Al-Wansh, and some of the players who were outside the team because of Hossam Hassan’s choices.”
Ali Maher announced the list of the team that will play in its next matches in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in preparation for facing Malawi, in the third and fourth rounds of the qualifiers for the 2027 African Cup of Nations.
The goalkeeper choices were: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mahdi Soliman, Mustafa Schubert, and Mohamed Alaa. The defense line: Mahmoud Al-Wansh, Hossam Abdel Majeed, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, Mahmoud Marei, Mohamed Hani, Karim Hafez, Ahmed Fattouh, and Tariq Alaa.
The midfield: Marwan Attia, Muhannad Lashin, Mahmoud Saber, Mohamed Shehata, Nasser Maher, Ibrahim Adel, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, and Haitham Hassan.
The attacking line: Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, Hamza Abdel Karim, and Mahmoud Mamdouh.
Al-Barami described the task of coaching the national team as “it will not be an easy task, especially since it comes after a coach who achieved the best participation for Egypt in the World Cup and was going well with the national team despite the criticism, and this is a point in which we did not test Maher.” He did not appear with a public club, and we do not know how he will deal with pressure and public attack.”
