Adverse circumstances continue to haunt the technical staff of the first national team, led by Hossam Hassan, since he assumed the job. The most recent shock is the injury to Mohamed Abu Jabal, the goalkeeper of the National Bank and the national team, with a rupture in the cruciate ligament during his team’s match against Tala’ea El Gaish in the league.
The Egyptian national team goalkeeper is experiencing a crisis since the injury of the first goalkeeper, Mohamed El-Shenawy, the Al-Ahly goalkeeper, which is still keeping him away. He is awaiting his return during next May, but perhaps he will not join the decisive Pharaohs’ camp in the World Cup qualifying campaign. Ahmed El-Shenawy, the Pyramids goalkeeper, was suffering from the injury and returned, and it may be his. A role if he regains his known level, and Mohamed Sobhi, the Zamalek goalkeeper, was injured and away from participating in the matches and returned during the past hours, and what remains in the picture to guard the Pharaohs is Mohamed Awad, the Zamalek goalkeeper, Mostafa Schubert, the Al-Ahly goalkeeper, and Mahdi Soliman, the Alexandria Al-Ittihad goalkeeper.
Goalkeeping is not the only thing that occupies Hossam Hassan’s mind, and Abu Jabal’s injury came to increase the pain, because the situation is also difficult on the left front, where Ahmed Hamdy is present only after Mohamed Shukri, the Ceramica full-back, was injured by a cruciate ligament tear, and the injuries continue to haunt Ahmed Fattouh, most recently in the Al-Ahly match. There are very few alternatives available.
The attacking line in the national team, specifically the spearhead, has a problem because only Mustafa Mohamed is able to make the difference, while the names who joined during the last camp in March need time to prove their worth in the task.
All indications confirm that the national team’s technical staff is moving intensively to discover new faces suitable for international play among the teams in the middle of the league table, especially the positions that suffer from a shortage of players such as the right and left backs, as well as the catch and defensive midfielders, but the crisis is in the lack of time to prepare players for international play. Hossam Hassan’s spirit and confidence in success gives people around him hope to achieve their goals.
