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	Turkmenistan	5	3	0	2	3	9
2	North Korea	5	2	2	1	1	8
3	Lebanon	5	2	2	1	2	8
4	South Korea	4	2	2	0	10	8
5	Sri Lanka	5	0	0	5	-16	0

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