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Hasan Shehata

I was approached by Ghana - legendary Egyptian coach claims

Former Egypt coach Hassan Shehata claims he was approached by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to take over the recently vacant Black Stars post.

The Ghana job has since been handed to Kwasi Appiah who began his official duties on May 1 but Shehata in an interview with Kingfut.com said the handlers of the Ghana national team as well as Nigeria approached him about taking over but the negotiations broke down.

“I don’t think about retirement. I have received offers from the Nigerian and Ghanaian national teams, but the negotiations have broken down,” Shehata said.

The 69-year-old recently parted ways with Petrojet after losing 1-0 to Nasr Lel Taa’deen at home, but insists he has not considered retirement.

“I want to take a break until the end of the season after leaving Petrojet. I have several offers from African and Arab national teams, but I will not reveal them now,” he added.

Shehata guided Egypt to three AFCON titles in 2006, 2008 and 2010 but has been unable to win a trophy ever since despite managing Arabian giants such as Zamalek, Qatari side Al-Arabi, and Morocco’s Difaâ Hassani El-Jadidi.

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