"I watched my two wives grabbing each other's hair right in front of me..." Egyptian coach stunned into unconsciousness by brawl, ultimately dismissed... "Tarnished the national team's image"

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Hossam Hassan (60), who led the Egyptian national football team to the Round of 16 at the 2026 North-Central America World Cup, was abruptly dismissed following a controversy over his private life. The cause was a brawl between his two wives that took place at a vacation spot.

Football specialist "Bysoccer" reported on the 12th (Korean time) that "the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) dismissed Coach Hassan, citing reasons that he had negatively impacted the image and stability of the national team."

The Egyptian Football Association officially announced the termination of contracts with Coach Hassan and his coaching staff immediately after a board meeting, and appointed Ali Maher as his successor.

During his playing career, Coach Hassan was a "living legend" of Egyptian football, appearing in 176 international matches and scoring 68 goals. He was revered as a national hero for winning the Africa Cup of Nations three times. At this North-Central America World Cup, he elevated Egypt to the Round of 16 (a 2-3 loss to Argentina) and had agreed to take charge until 2030, but he suffered an ignominious departure in a short period due to a shameful domestic dispute, severely damaging the dignity of a football hero.

Three days before the dismissal announcement, the Egyptian Media Regulatory Commission also imposed a ban on all media appearances for Coach Hassan, citing violations of private conduct such as his consecutive divorces.

Egyptian law permits Muslim men to have up to four wives. Accordingly, the downfall of Coach Hassan, who had two wives, began at a luxury hotel in Port Marina on Egypt's northern coast last August. At the time, Coach Hassan's first wife, Howaida Al-Gharbawi, and his second wife, who were on vacation, engaged in a brawl, grabbing each other's hair in front of resort guests after a verbal argument. During this incident, Coach Hassan also lost consciousness and collapsed due to extreme stress while trying to stop the fight.

As the incident spread through social media (SNS), fierce criticism arose both inside and outside the sports world. Ultimately, Coach Hassan signed divorce papers at the Cairo registry office, choosing to part ways with Howaida, his first wife of more than 30 years with whom he has three children.

The scandal did not end there. Recently, Coach Hassan also sued Dina Mustafa, his second ex-wife, whom he had married in 2015. He claimed that Mustafa was in a state of double marriage because she had not legally divorced her first husband at the time of their union. Mustafa's side has categorically denied these allegations.

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