Ahli hot seat to be filled in two days

Ahli's football committee should announce the identity of the Cairo giants new coach within two days, according to team cordinator Sayed Abdul-Hafiz.

كتب : Sherif Tarek

الإثنين، 22 نوفمبر 2010 - 23:19

Ahli's football committee should announce the identity of the Cairo giants new coach within two days, according to team cordinator Sayed Abdul-Hafiz.

Hossam Al-Badri resigned as boss after the Red Devils' 3-1 loss at Ismaili in the Egyptian Premier League on Sunday. His resignation was accepted hours later.

Several managers were tipped to succeed the 50-year-old at Ahli's helm, including Mohsen Saleh, Anwar Salama and Mokhtar Mokhtar.

Ahli chairman Hassan Hamdi, vice-president Mahmoud Al-Khatib and Abdul-Hafiz met on Monday to discuss their options, but a final decision is yet to be made.

"We will decide which coach to appoint within 48 hours," former Ahli star Abdul-Hafiz told Ahli TV.

When asked about candidates for the job, Abdul-Hafiz refused to reveal any.

He also refused to rule out the possibility of reinstating Al-Badri.

"A lot of things could happen in the next two days. Al-Badri and his backroom boys (who also resigned) could stay in charge after all," Abdul-Hafiz added.