“we received 7 CVs of foreign trainers, four of them are Greeks, two are Americans and the last one is Spanish”, said Mohamed Abdul Muttalib, vice president of the Egyptian basketball federation, he Explained “we don’t have any upcoming international competitions at the moment, so we study the CVs carefully, and discuss their financial demands before we settle on the name of the technical director in 2 weeks.”

We focus on Western Europe, and we don’t prefer a particular coach, we will consider the coach's past experiences to be sure that he fits to lead the first team, and  supervise the Egyptian national teams on different ages and put long-term plans for the teams, We are aiming to qualify for the 2023 World Cup, so we want to choose carefully and focus on players who are capable of achieving this ambition,.. he said

Abdul Muttalib revealed that there is a connection with the Egyptian professional in the American league Abdul Rahman Nader through his agent, and that his injury prevented him from being with the national team in the finals of the world cup. Pointing out that the player wants to help the game in Egypt. He added that the federation is trying to reach an agreement with his agent and the American federation to cooperate in a project that benefits the young in Egypt

He also advised the professional players in the American University league to move to the major European clubs unless they move to the professional league clubs . Stressing that the federation follows all the professional player in the schools and universities league