Following Egypt's defeat at the hands of Libya in WC quals, the Pharaohs manager Marco Tardelli resigned from his job and the EFA will search for a new manager.

It has been announced that Mr. Marco Tardelli will resign from his job as the Egyptian national team manager. The news came after the Egyptian team almost lost the chance to to qualify to World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Many resources stated that EFA's Chief Executive Mr. Essam Abd El Monem had a meeting with Tardelli on Sunday and agreed with him that he will have to resign or the EFA will expire his contract.

The news came after the Egyptian media and fans realized that Tardelli wasn't the right man for the job. With Tardelli being at helm, Egypt won only two games out of five matches in the World Cup qualifying round and the Egyptian team collected only 7 points out of possible 15.

Tardelli's controversial tactics and team selection, making troubles with many stars like Mido and starting with players out of their regular positions were the main reasons beyond the EFA's decision.

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