The 5 most important information about Ali Maher, the new coach of the Egyptian national team

The Egyptian Football Association revealed, on Saturday, that Ali Maher had been assigned to assume the duties of the coach of the “Pharaohs” team during the next stage, and presented his vision for forming his assistant staff. The appointment of Ali Maher to lead Mohamed Salah’s teammates came after the termination of Hossam Hassan’s contract, which was scheduled to continue until 2030. Who is Ali Maher? He is 52 years old. He was born in 1973. He played football as a player and retired in 2004. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Al-Ahly Club in 2013. He has a professional CAF coaching license. His preferred formation is 1/3/2/4, according to the Transfer Market website. -He coached the clubs of Al-Tersana, Al-Assiouty Sport, Smouha, Al-Masry of Port Said, Modern Sport (formerly Future), and Ceramica Cleopatra. He won two Egyptian Club League Cup titles in 2022 and 2025 with the Modern and Ceramica clubs.