Ex-Orlando Pirates coach secures new job after exit from Egypt
A former Orlando Pirates coach has secured a new job following his abrupt exit from the Egypt national team five months ago.
A former Orlando Pirates coach has secured a new job following his abrupt exit from the Egypt national team five months ago.
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Roger de Sa has followed Carlos Queiroz to Iran whom he rejoined a few weeks ago ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals between November and December.
De Sa confirmed his appointment in a press release on Sunday, where he revealed he had joined Queiroz’s backroom staff at Iran national team.
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The pair – De Sa and Queiroz – have a working relationship which goes back years ago, and the former Manchester United assistant manager appears to be fond of the ex-Bucs mentor.
Queiroz first roped in De Sa as part of his backroom staff during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa while the former was still on the books of Portugal.
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The former Bafana Bafana mentor would again give De Sa a chance to work with him as Egypt national team assistant coach.
Now, another FIFA World Cup appearance beckons for De Sa whose role with the Iran national team has not been specified at this stage.
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Iran are in Group B alongside England, United States of America and Wales, and they have lined up two high-profile friendlies with Uruguay and Senegal in the upcoming FIFA break.
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“Once you qualify for the World Cup, you give yourself a realistic chance, and with the tournament being held in Qatar, it evens it out even more because you’re not playing in Europe, you are not playing in South America. So, it’s almost a neutral venue,” said De Sa in a press release.
“The heat and humidity will be a challenge for many of the players in the tournament. We have a short time to prepare, not ideal.
Ideally, we would have been there for a year but Carlos knows the team and the players know him as he coached them in the last two World Cups.”
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