Interview with Hassan

Hassan was elected as best player of the Africa Cup, but his integration in Brussels is not going that smooth. By naming three Egyptian gods, the player let us see into his mind. The interview can be read in Voetbalmagazine


SETH, god of chaos

How's the moral? You're not playing as much as you would like to...
- Achmed Hassan: "I'm here to make progress. I don't want to look back to the last few games. Sometimes you easily think it's time for a change, but that doesn't mean you mean it.

THOTH, god of wisdom

Coming back to your place on the bench in the home game agains Milan. How did you react?
"I would have loved to play that game. But so did all the other players. We can only be with 11 players on the field, so..."

KHEPRI, god of changes

At the end of last season Fulham, Newcastle and Espanyol were interested, but you chose for Anderlecht. Why?
"I won the Africa Cup twice, but I never won a national title. I had the best chance doing that when playing for Anderlecht."