National Team

Official: Jamal Al Hajj is the new U-22 National Team coach

by
Maroun Mahfoud
12/10/2020

In an official statement, the Lebanese Football Association has announced the appointment of coach Jamal Al Hajj as the new coach of the U-22 National team.

Al Hajj, 49, is a well-known football player who played with Nejmeh and Al Ahed. He won the Lebanese Premier League 4 times, the Lebanese FA Cup twice, the Elite Cup 5 times and the super cup twice.

As a manager, Al Hajj has been announced as the head coach of Nejmeh SC in 2016 only for him to leave after 2 years

There will be no changes to the rest of the staff. Bilal Flayfel is the assistant coach and Ziad Samad is the goalkeeping coach.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Lebanon	463	140	108	215	-193	528
2	Jordan	42	20	13	9	35	73
3	Syria	39	20	6	13	10	66
4	Kuwait	38	16	10	12	-5	58
5	Iraq	27	16	8	3	31	56

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