Soccer-Syria coach Cuper wants to bring happiness after devastating earthquake

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Egypt Press Conference - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 18, 2018 Egypt coach Hector Cuper during the press conference REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) - Syria's new coach Hector Cuper said he wants to make fans happy after a devastating earthquake in the country killed thousands last month.

The earthquake on Feb. 6, four days after Cuper's appointment, killed more than 46,000 people in Turkey and more than 6,000 in Syria.