The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) board will hold a meeting to extend the contracts of the national team's coaching staff. "The board has unanimously agreed to keep the national team's coaching staff intact after their continental success," EFA president Samir Zaher told Filgoal.com on Monday. Egypt won a record fifth African title after beating Ivory Coast 4-2 after a shootout in the final match. "The decision will take its official form in the next EFA board meeting," he added.
Shehata covered with the Egyptian flag The contracts of coach Hassan Shehata and his technical staff had expired at the end of the African Cup of Nations that concluded on Friday. "The EFA board is planning to sign a two-year contract extension with the coaching staff, after their contracts expired," Zaher said. Zaher confirmed that a concert celebrating Egypt's victory will take place at the Cairo International Stadium on Thursday. The concert will feature top Arab pop stars including Amr Diab, Mohamed Fouad, Nancy Ajram, Tamer Hosni and Khaled Selim.