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Last Updated: Sunday, 7 March, 2004, 15:09 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Egypt disband Olympic squad
Manager Hassan Shehatta has been replaced The caretaker board of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has disbanded the country's Olympic team. The Pharaohs, yet to earn a point from their qualifiers, are currently at the bottom of their group. Early elimination from the race to become one of the African representatives at the 2004 Athens Olympics has been a source of anger for Egyptians fans and was a major factor that led to the resignation of the previous FA board. Their last two games are a home tie against Senegal and an away match against Nigeria. After their 2-0 away loss to Tunisia at the El Menzah stadium in February, manager Hassan Shehatta announced his resignation while local clubs indicated that they will no longer release their players for Olympic duty. The EFA decided that the national league will not be postponed to prepare for the remaining games, while European-based players will not be called upon. | |
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