Article by Romeo Ene – published on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 09:36 / Updated Thursday, June 26, 2025 09:47
Xavi Pascual (57 years old) is Egypt's new coach! The move, Imminent of past weekswas formalized on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the Egyptian Handball Federation, through a statement published on social networks.
It is the third term of a coach for the title Spanish coach. He was also on the bank of the Romanian national in two mandates (2016-2018, respectively 2021-2024).
Xavi Pascual is Egypt's new coach
Xavi will train in parallel and Veszprem, the club team he took after the separation of Dinamo.
A new challenge is waiting for one of the champions of handball.
Images from the press conference in which the new coach of the national handball team of Egypt, the Spanish Xavier Pascual, in the presence of the Minister of Youth and Sport, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, and the president of the Egyptian Federation, Mr. Khaled Fathi
– PRESS the national of Egypt
Xavi Pascual is the new coach of Egypt. Photo: Instagram
Xavi Pascual spent 12 years in Barcelona, managing to win over 60 trophies, including the Champions League three times (2011, 2015 and 2021), the World Club Championship five times (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019).
He signed with Dinamo in 2021, but in 2024 he chose to leave the Romanian project for Veszprem, a top band in Europe. Pascual signed a three -year contract. The purpose of Egypt is to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
It would represent the first edition of the Pascual competition as a coach.
I am very happy, I think it is fantastic that I have been offered such an opportunity to run a national team and I am sure that this work will be beneficial to both me and the club.
I hope we will be able to collaborate well and coordinate the activity in Veszprem and the national team of Egypt, where I will have an excellent technical staff that will help me in my professional activity during the season, and I will join them during the breaks of the national team. I think I can cope with this double situation, we have a few Egyptian players in Veszprém and I am convinced that this collaboration will be fruitful for everyone.
– Xavi PascualEgypt's new coach
