Ammar Souayah ( ar, عمار السويّح) (born June 11, 1957) is a retired

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n footballer.

Tunisia national football team

In 2002, Ammar Souayah signed as the coach of the Tunisia national team and led the team at the

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. Tunisia began the tournament with a 2–0 defeat against

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then drew 1–1 against strong

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but was defeated 2–0 against co-host

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and eliminated in the Group Stage. He coached

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and also

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Al-Shabab Riyadh

On 23 January 2014, he was appointed the head coach of Al-Shabab, replacing Belgian

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. He performed well with Al-Shabab in the

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group stages. Al-Shabab played 6 matches, 5 won and lost 1.

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2014,

Honours

Manager

;Al-Shabab *

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2014 (1)

References

1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Tunis Tunisian footballers Tunisian football managers CS Hammam-Lif managers Étoile Sportive du Sahel managers 2002 FIFA World Cup managers Al-Ta'ee managers Al-Hazm FC managers Al-Raed FC managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Ohod Club managers Saudi Professional League managers {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub Association footballers not categorized by position Tunisian expatriate football managers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia