Wednesday 14/January/2026 – 04:10 PM
face Hassan Shehata The former coach of the Egyptian national team, a message to the Egyptian football fans and the national team players before the match between Senegal, which brings together the two teams in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Hassan Shehata said in a video clip published by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, after Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, visited the Egyptian football legend to check on his condition before the Senegal match: I am very reassured and all support is for you and we are not afraid of anyone.. I say to the fans and players, rest assured, this is my feeling, and this is my message to everyone, whether Hossam Hassan, the players or the minister.
Hassan Shehata continued: We are not afraid of facing Senegal or non-Senegal, especially in football. For us, football is a great and great need, and we have all the respect for it. We realize the value of ourselves and we also respect the competitor.
Al-Muallem added: We do not care about anyone, but we always respect the competitor. We were afraid during the past matches, but now we win with a high and respectable score, and this is what makes us not fear any competitor.
Ibn Battuta Stadium will host the match between the Egyptian national team and its counterpart Senegal in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations, scheduled to be held this evening, Wednesday, at seven o’clock.
The national team has qualified for the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations, after the victory it achieved at the expense of its counterpart, Côte d’Ivoire, by three goals to two, in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
It is noteworthy that the winner of the match between Egypt and Senegal will face his counterpart, the winner of the match between Morocco and Nigeria, in the final match of the African Championship, scheduled to be held on the eighteenth of this January.
