Rui Vitoria to Learn Fate Today

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (February 4^th 2024)

Egypt’s Football Association, led by its President, Gamal Allam, is meeting today to decide the future of their coach, Rui Vitoria. The Portuguese tactician led the Pharoahs to four consecutive draws at la Côte d’Ivoire’s second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The seven times African champions suffered defeat on penalties to semi-finalists, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Captain, Mohamed Salah, was absent for the elimination through injury. Earlier Salah had said that he wanted Rui Vitoria to stay, but the legendary Hassan Shehata, the only coach in AFCON history to win the title thrice in succession (2006, 2008 and 2010) demanded the departure of the Portuguese tactician. Shehata wants a local coach because he would know Egyptian football and its players and would therefore be able to get the best out of them. He suggested that Hossam Hassan would be a good choice to succeed Rui Vitoria.