A source in the Egyptian Football Association revealed that he had contacted French coach Patrice Baumel, coach of the Ivory Coast national team, to obtain his opinion on taking over as coach. Egypt national team During the coming period, he will succeed the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz.
The Egyptian Football Association had announced the termination of Queiroz’s contract by mutual consent after he failed to lead the Egyptian national team to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
A source in Jabalia told “Botoul”: “The coach of the Cote d’Ivoire national team, Patrice Baumel, was contacted in order to poll his opinion to train the Egyptian national team.”
Baumel worked as an assistant to his French compatriot, Herve Renard, the current and former coach of the Saudi national team and Morocco.
He added, “Bommel prefers to continue with Côte d’Ivoire, because of the 2023 African Nations Cup, which it hosts on its stadiums, and the coach wants to complete his preparations with the elephants.”
He continued, “Bammel also has an offer from the Chinese national team with a great salary, but the French coach prefers to continue with Côte d’Ivoire, although he has a clause in his contract that gives him the freedom to terminate it by mutual consent.”