He has an advantage of being an Anglo-cypriot. Cyprus people are of either Turkish or Greek descent. He belongs to that Greek origin Cyprus community - 50%.
Language / culture is known to him plus he has been a club coach in Greece.
They will play less friendlies for sure to preserve their ranking. And if they must, they will play against minnows. A match or two with Asian powerhouse India, for example.
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when he was new he used to complain about lack of matches & ISL is circus etc. that changed only after his contract extension.
He is probably pushing for it through social media and his PR
https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/former-a-league-coaches-tipped-to-lead-greece