Nizar Mahrous is a former Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

n football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player and was appointed manager of the Syria national football team

Syria national football team

The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...

in May 2011.

On 24th August 2011, Syria coach Nizar Mahrous quits after Fifa disqualifies the Red Eagles from 2014 World Cup qualifying, The 48-year-old coach says he has lost the will and power to work after the West Asian nation were kicked out of World Cup qualifying by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player.
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