Egypt missed the chance to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup by drawing 0-0 in Burkina Faso, where victory would have sealed the Pharaohs' progress with two games left to play.
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Match Report
Egypt suffered an early setback when Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush was forced off through injury in the ninth minute.
Their best moment came in the 67th minute when Mohamed Salah set up Osama Faisal but the substitute’s strike was ruled offside.
Egypt's Trezeguet had the first chance of the game, but his effort was saved by Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi.
The home side rarely attacked, with Sunderland forward Bertrand Traore leading most of their best efforts.
Egypt went close to grabbing a winner in the final moments, but Mostafa Mohamed missed two chances.
Hassan, Egypt’s all-time top scorer, will be the first to lead his side to the World Cup both as a player and as a coach.
The 59-year-old coach said: "My goal was to coach the Egyptian national team. I have always dreamed of that. I want to fulfil the fans' dream and live up to their trust (by leading the team to the World Cup)."
Line-ups
Burkina Faso XI: Traore, Yago, Issoufou Dayo, Saïdou Simporé, Toure, Hervé Koffi, Tapsoba, Issa Kaboré, Dango Ouattara, Mohamed Zougrana, Cyriaque Irié
Subs: Mohamed Konaté, Cedric Badolo, Abdoul Yoda, Pierre Landry Kabore, Adamo Nagalo, Nasser Djiga, Ousseni Bouda, Abdoul Ayinde, Josué Tiendrébéogo, Georgi Minoungou, Ladji Brahima Sanou, Jean Yves Clovis Bazemo
Egypt XI: Mohamed El Shenawy, Salah, Rami Rabia, Trezeguet, Mohamed Hany, Mohamed Hamdi, Omar Marmoush, Khaled Sobhi, Marwan Ateya, Ahmed Eid, Ahmed Kouka
Subs: Zizo, Mostafa Mohamed, Mohanad Lasheen, Nabil Dunga, Mohamed Sobhy, Oufa Shobeir, Mahmoud Saber, Ibrahim Adel, Osama Faisal, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Mohamed Rabia, Amr El Gazar