The second deputy president of the Football Association, head of the National Teams and Technical Affairs Committee, Youssef Sahlawi, confirmed that the recommendation to terminate the contract of national team coach Ivan Jovanovic and his assistants came for purely technical reasons, noting that the selection of the Serbian coach by the interim committee was at an exceptional time and for a specific period and was not in front of the committee There are many options besides this coach, who agreed to lead the team during a temporary period of six months in order to complete the first stage of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
He added in a press statement: “Since the qualifications were postponed due to the current health conditions with the spread of the Corona virus, the circumstance on which the contract with the coach was contracted has ended and therefore a decision has been made to terminate the contract and search for a new coach who will lead the national team in the next stage that we hope will be prosperous and successful. ».
Al-Sahlawi explained that: “The National Teams and Technical Affairs Committee will make every effort to provide a suitable work environment for all national teams in order to achieve the desired goals, stressing that the committee seeks to build a team with a strong personality that enables it to achieve its goals and the aspirations of its fans, and this is only achieved if there is a technical staff for it. Good experience in the field of training »indicating that the good selection of the technical staff is the first step for success, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the sports public opinion for his continuous interest in the national teams, especially the first team.