EGYPT’S new soccer coach Gerard Gili has already run into trouble with the country’s vociferous media after he banned journalists from the team’s training sessions.
A boycott of the side’s activities was announced by the Sports Journalists Association, whose members walked out of a press conference Gili had just begun and demanded an apology from the Egyptian Football Federation.
Gil’s first game in charge saw Egypt lose 2-1 at home to Ghana and then struggle to beat lowly Namibia 1-0 in Cairo. The side play Togo, then Namibia again, before they start the defence of their African Nations Cup championship.