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Video: Bob Bradley full interview with the ESC TV

Published on October 29, 2011 by Nile Sports · No Comments

The three-time defending African Cup of Nations champion and record seven-time winner of the continental championship, Egypt didn’t even qualify for next year’s tournament—for the first time in 34 years.

The respected tactician Hassan Shehata, who led the Pharaohs to those three successive titles, was forced out as coach and Bradley—an American who had never coached outside of the United States—was handed the task of returning Egypt to the top of African football.

After the dismal failure of an aging squad, Bradley also must develop a new generation of players to make Egypt, in his words, “the monster of Africa” again.

The task ahead is to lead Africa’s most successful team ever and follow in the footsteps of its best ever coach, all at a time of historic change in the North African country on and off the pitch. – Bob said