Sudan coach reveals the reason for the harsh loss against Egypt

Sudan coach, French Hubert Veloud, revealed a main reason that affected his presence with the players before the start of the Egypt match in the second round of the Arab Cup, which ended in Egypt’s favour, with a clean five, as he confirmed that he only joined the team 30 minutes ago due to the appearance of the result of his examination to reveal He tested positive for the Corona virus.

And the coach said during the press conference after the match: “I underwent two examinations to detect infection with the Corona virus, the first on the morning of the match, and the result was positive, but I was sure of my safety, and then I conducted another examination in the evening, and its result was negative.”

The coach of the Sudan national team confirmed that this matter affected the possibility of speaking with the players before the match to prevent mixing, noting that he arrived late, and only 30 minutes before the start of the match.

The Sudanese team had lost by a severe five against its Egyptian counterpart in the second round of the tournament, to ascend the Pharaohs to the second round, while Sudan was eliminated from the first round.

And the French coach added: "Will the big teams, if you came to the World Cup, behave in the same way? They will tell the coach that you are infected with the Corona virus, and then tell him an hour later that he is not infected with the virus .. This is an unprofessional method."

Regarding the match, Sudan coach Fayloud said: “We were not good. I hoped that the confrontation would be better, but the circumstances of the match made my team lose with that result. 2 of our players were expelled, and this affected the team. The players were brave and did what they had, and they fought for everything A ball against the strong Egyptian team, and we tried to focus on the mental aspect before the confrontation to give our best.”

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